Is there an equivalent R function to Stata 'order' command?

Question

\'order\' in R seems like \'sort\' in Stata. Here\'s a dataset for example (only variable names listed):

v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 v6 v7 v8 v9 v10 v11 v12 v13 v14 v15 v16 v17 v

Answer 1

I get your problem. I now have code to offer:

move <- function(data,variable,before) {
  m <- data[variable]
  r <- data[names(data)!=variable]
  i <- match(before,names(data))
  pre <- r[1:i-1]
  post <- r[i:length(names(r))]
  cbind(pre,m,post)
}

# Example.
library(MASS)
data(painters)
str(painters)

# Move 'Expression' variable before 'Drawing' variable.
new <- move(painters,"Expression","Drawing")
View(new)