row package:base R Documentation _R_o_w _I_n_d_e_x_e_s _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n: Returns a matrix of integers indicating their row number in a matrix-like object, or a factor indicating the row labels. _U_s_a_g_e: row(x, as.factor = FALSE) _A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s: x: a matrix-like object, that is one with a two-dimensional 'dim'. as.factor: a logical value indicating whether the value should be returned as a factor of row labels (created if necessary) rather than as numbers. _V_a_l_u_e: An integer (or factor) matrix with the same dimensions as 'x' and whose 'ij'-th element is equal to 'i' (or the 'i'-th row label). _R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s: Becker, R. A., Chambers, J. M. and Wilks, A. R. (1988) _The New S Language_. Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole. _S_e_e _A_l_s_o: 'col' to get columns. _E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s: x <- matrix(1:12, 3, 4) # extract the diagonal of a matrix dx <- x[row(x) == col(x)] dx # create an identity 5-by-5 matrix x <- matrix(0, nrow = 5, ncol = 5) x[row(x) == col(x)] <- 1 x