But it misses the last set if not a multiple of the subset length: > library(gsubfn) > s <- "abcdefghijklm" > > # no 'm' > strapply(s, "...")[[1]] [1] "abc" "def" "ghi" "jkl" >
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Gabor Grothendieck <ggrothendi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Try this: > >> library(gsubfn) >> s <- "abcdefghijkl" > >> strapply(s, "...")[[1]] > [1] "abc" "def" "ghi" "jkl" > > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 5:36 AM, J Chen <jiaxuan.c...@mdc-berlin.de> wrote: >> >> dear all, >> >> I have some very long strings and would like to break up each long string >> into multiple strings with a fixed length, e.g. to break up >> >> abcdefghijkl >> >> into >> >> abc, def, ghi, jkl >> >> I tried a couple of commands but was not successful. Any help will be >> appreciated. >> >> Best, >> Jimmy >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/break-up-a-string-into-strings-with-a-fixed-length-tp25712955p25712955.html >> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem that you are trying to solve? ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.