R: convert variable to csv string

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Solution

Things can be so simple ....

 > zz <- textConnection("foo1", "w") 
 > textConnectionValue(zz) 
 character(0) 
 > write.csv(x, zz) 
 > textConnectionValue(zz) 
 [1] "\"\",\"x\"" "\"1\",1" "\"2\",2" "\"3\",3" "\"4\",4" 
 [6] "\"5\",5" "\"6\",6" "\"7\",7" "\"8\",8" "\"9\",9" 
 [11] "\"10\",10"
 > 

Problem

I would like to know how to convert a variable in R to csv string. ``` > x = c(1:10) > a = write.csv(x) "","x" "1",1 "2",2 "3",3 "4",4 "5",5 "6",6 "7",7 "8",8 "9",9 "10",10 > a NULL > ``` I want to have the CSV string in variable 'a'. Thanks

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