push to list in R

OK, this really basic. How do I add an element to a (named) list in R?

EDIT when the key name is a varibale

for (name in names(list$filenames)) {
  filename <- list$filenames[[name]]
  x <- read.table(filename)
  ret$name <- x # I wan开发者_开发技巧t name to be interpreted here, not use "name"
}

Perhaps ret<-lapply(list$filenames,read.table) will be better?

Re:

ret$name <- x # I want name to be interpreted here, not use "name"

That's the same thing as this:

ret[["name"]]

Do this instead:

ret[name]

Or if you want a simple vector back rather than something as the same type as ret, do this:

ret[[name]]