对于两个data.tables的特定设置,连接不会提供我期望的结果.我在我的代码中犯了错误,或者这可能是一个data.table问题？
请看下面的例子.
library(data.table)
# In the code below the join does not deliver the result I would expect
DT1 <- data.table(colname=c("test1","test2","test2","test3"), colname_with_suffix=c("other","test","includes test within","other"))
DT2 <- data.table(lookup=c("test1","test2","test3"), lookup_result=c(1,2,3))
DT1[colname_with_suffix == "not found", ] # automatically creates index on colname_with_suffix
DT1[DT2, lookup_result := i.lookup_result, on=c("colname"="lookup")][]
# PLEASE NOTE: same result with slightly different syntax: DT1[DT2, lookup_result := i.lookup_result, on=c(colname="lookup")][]
# colname colname_with_suffix lookup_result
# 1: test1 other NA
# 2: test2 test NA
# 3: test2 includes test within NA
# …