

names {base}                                 R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n_:

     `names' is a generic accessor function to the `names'
     attribute of an R object, typically a `vector'.  The
     first form prints the names of the observations and the
     second sets the names.  In this case, `value' must be a
     vector of character strings of the same length as `x'.

_U_s_a_g_e_:

     names(x, ...)
     names.default(x)
     names(x) <- value

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s_:

     # print the names attribute of the islands data set
     names(islands)

     # remove the names attribute
     names(islands) <- NULL

