.BG
.FN names
.TL
Names Attribute of an Object
.CS
names(x)
names(x) \(<- value
.AG x
any object.
.RT
if `x' has a `names' attribute then this attribute
is returned; otherwise `NULL'.
The `names' attribute is used for subset and
element selection; see `subset'.
It is a character vector of the same length as `x'.
To explicitly delete the `names' attribute,
use `names(x) <- NULL'.
.SE
On the left side of an assignment, sets the `names' attribute of `x'
to `value', which must have the same length length as `x'.
.EX
x.name <- x[names(x)!=""]
	# find the elements of x with non-null names
.KW attribute
.WR
