> myMatrix <- matrix(1:10, nrow=2)
> rownames(myMatrix) <- c("A", "B")
> colnames(myMatrix) <- c("A", "B", "C", "D", "E")
> myMatrix
A B C D E
A 1 3 5 7 9
B 2 4 6 8 10
> myMatrix["A", "A"]
[1] 1
> myMatrix["A", ]
A B C D E
1 3 5 7 9
> myMatrix[, "A"]
A B
1 2