Hi Jan, This might be helpful: chop_string<-function(x,ends) { starts<-c(1,ends[-length(ends)]-1) return(substring(x,starts,ends)) }
Jim On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 7:23 AM, Jan Kacaba <jan.kac...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here is my attempt at function which computes margins from positions. > > require("stringr") > require("dplyr") > > ends<-seq(10,100,8) # end margins > test_string<-"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing > elit. Aliquam in lorem sit amet leo accumsan lacinia." > > sekoj=function(ends){ > l_ends<-length(ends) > begs=vector(mode="integer",l_ends) > begs[1]=1 > for (i in 2:(l_ends)){ > begs[i]<-ends[i-1]+1 > } > margs<-rbind(begs,ends) > margs<-cbind(margs,c(ends[l_ends]+1,-1)) > #rownames(margs)<-c("beg","end") > return(margs) > } > margins<-sekoj(ends) > str_sub(test_string,margins[1,],margins[2,]) %>% print > > Code to run in browser: > http://www.r-fiddle.org/#/fiddle?id=rVmNVxDV > > 2016-05-11 23:12 GMT+02:00 Bert Gunter <bgunter.4...@gmail.com>: >> Dunno -- but you might have a look at Hadley Wickham's 'stringr' package: >> https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/stringr/stringr.pdf >> >> Cheers, >> >> Bert >> >> >> Bert Gunter >> >> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along >> and sticking things into it." >> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip ) >> >> >> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 1:12 PM, Jan Kacaba <jan.kac...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Dear R-help >>> >>> I would like to split long string at specified precomputed positions. >>> 'substring' needs beginings and ends. Is there a native function which >>> accepts positions so I don't have to count second argument? >>> >>> For example I have vector of possitions pos<-c(5,10,19). Substring >>> needs input first=c(1,6,11) and last=c(5,10,19). There is no problem >>> to write my own function. Just asking. >>> >>> Derek >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> 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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > 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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.