|s1 s2| s1 := 'abcdefghijk'. s2 := String streamContents: [:s | s1 keysAndValuesDo: [:index :each | (index \\ 3 = 1 and: [1 < index]) ifTrue: [s space]. s nextPut: each]].
is perhaps a little simpler. I generally prefer to have Smalltalk do the counting for me. On Tue, 28 Apr 2020 at 07:25, Todd Blanchard via Pharo-users <pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> wrote: > > This works > > | s1 s2 | > s1 := 'abcdefghijk'. > s2 := String streamContents: [:s || in len | > in := ReadStream on: s1. > len := 0. > [in atEnd] whileFalse: [ > s nextPut: in next. > len := len + 1. > (in atEnd not and: [ (len \\ 3) = 0]) ifTrue: [ s space ] ] ] > > On Apr 27, 2020, at 10:07 AM, Roelof Wobben via Pharo-users > <pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> wrote: > > > From: Roelof Wobben <r.wob...@home.nl> > Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] can I divide a string into part of exactly n length > Date: April 27, 2020 at 10:07:41 AM PDT > To: Richard Sargent <richard.sarg...@gemtalksystems.com>, Any question about > pharo is welcome <pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> > > > Op 27-4-2020 om 19:05 schreef Richard Sargent: > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 9:27 AM Roelof Wobben via Pharo-users > <pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I wonder if it is possible in Pharo to divide a string in lets say part >> of 3. >> so this : 'abcdefgh' >> >> would be 'abc def gh` > > > Do you really want a single string with spaces inserted or do you want a > collection of substrings, each three characters (or less, for the last one)? > > > I need a single string with spaces inserted. > So maybe I have formulate my question wrong. Very difficult if English is not > your mother language and you were bad at school in languages a very very long > ago. > > Roelof > > > >