What is the list() function in R?

Overview

The list() function in R is used to create a list of elements of different types. A list can contain numeric, string, or vector elements.

Syntax

list(...)
Syntax for the list() function in R

Parameter value

The list() function takes a parameter value ...indicating the R objects, which may or may not be named.

Return value

The list() function returns a list that is composed of the arguments passed to it.

Code

# creating Objects as arguments for the list function

a = c(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

b = c("A", "B", "C", "D", "E")

c = c("A", "B", "c", "1", "2")



# implementing the list() function 

list(a, b, c)

Explanation

  • Lines 2–4: We create the R objects, a, b, and c that will serve as the argument to the list() function.
  • Line 7: We call the list() function and passed the objects a, b, and c as its arguments. We print the result to the console.

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