generate variable names (something like get())

Question

How can i substitute this code with a loop?

m1 <- ggplot(foo)
m2 <- ggplot(foo)
...
m9 <- ggplot(foo)

I guess i need something like

Answer 1

This will work:

p <- qplot(data = mtcars, wt, mpg)
for(i in 1:9) assign(paste0("m",i),p)
ls()
 [1] "i"  "m1" "m2" "m3" "m4" "m5" "m6" "m7" "m8" "m9" "p"

Answer 2

Use a list:

out <- list()

for (i in 1:9){
  out[[i]] <- ggplot(foo)
}

Answer 3

Something like this should work:

for (i in 1:9) {
  name <- paste("m", i, sep="")
  assign(name, ggplot(foo))
}