11:23 a.m.
Hi,
in git I see that a new function linesplit() is coming: "Returns an
array of strings, one per line in the argument"
Could this get a second optional argument that would override the
newline character for splitting? In extra.gfn we have a very similar
(hansl) function sepstr2arr(): "Transforms comma-separated string to an
array of strings. (The comma as separation character can be overridden
with the sep argument)"
So linesplit(mystring, mysep) would be equivalent to
sepstr2arr(mystring, mysep) and the latter could be retired after
release. Only the comma default would be "lost", but I think that's OK.
thanks,
sven
8:12 p.m.
On Thu, 25 Jan 2018, Sven Schreiber wrote:
in git I see that a new function linesplit() is coming: "Returns
an array of
strings, one per line in the argument"
Could this get a second optional argument that would override the newline
character for splitting?
In a word, no: linesplit (if it survives) splits on newlines and
that's it.
When I wanted this functionality I looked at strsplit(), which splits
on whitespace, and considered adding an optional separator argument.
However, strsplit already has an optional second argument (to grab an
single element) and I thought it was maybe over-complicated to add
another.
Perhaps I was being too conservative; if we reckon it's OK to have two
optional arguments to strsplit we could add the separator option. In
that case we might junk linesplit, which isn't in a release at this
point, in favour of strsplit(s,,"\n").
Allin
12:53 p.m.
Am 25.01.2018 um 21:12 schrieb Allin Cottrell:
On Thu, 25 Jan 2018, Sven Schreiber wrote:
When I wanted this functionality I looked at strsplit(), which splits
on
whitespace, and considered adding an optional separator argument.
However, strsplit already has an optional second argument (to grab an
single element) and I thought it was maybe over-complicated to add another.
I see what you mean.
Perhaps I was being too conservative; if we reckon it's OK to
have two
optional arguments to strsplit we could add the separator option. In
that case we might junk linesplit, which isn't in a release at this
point, in favour of strsplit(s,,"\n").
Yes, why not. What helps tremendously here is the new possibility to
(almost) leave out optional args in the middle: it wouldn't be nice to
be forced to write strsplit(s, null, ","), but strsplit(s,, ",") is OK
I
think.
thanks,
sven
2:31 p.m.
Am 26.01.2018 um 13:53 schrieb Sven Schreiber:
Am 25.01.2018 um 21:12 schrieb Allin Cottrell:
> Perhaps I was being too conservative; if we reckon it's OK to
have two
> optional arguments to strsplit we could add the separator option. In
> that case we might junk linesplit, which isn't in a release at this
> point, in favour of strsplit(s,,"\n").
Yes, why not. What helps tremendously here is the new possibility to
(almost) leave out optional args in the middle: it wouldn't be nice to
be forced to write strsplit(s, null, ","), but strsplit(s,, ",") is
OK I
think.
BTW, I just (re-) stumbled over the fact that for example seasonals()
also has two optional arguments, so there's a precedent.
cheers,
sven
10:37 p.m.
Hi,
Right now
I run
<hansl
eval strsplit("a;b",";")
hansl>
And got
Array of strings, length 2
[1] "a"
[2] "b"
I absolutely missed when it appeared
So, when?
Oleh
26 січня 2018, 16:31:29, від "Sven Schreiber" <svetosch(a)gmx.net>:
Am 26.01.2018 um 13:53 schrieb Sven Schreiber:
Am 25.01.2018 um 21:12 schrieb Allin Cottrell:
> Perhaps I was being too conservative; if we reckon it's OK to
have two
> optional arguments to strsplit we could add the separator option. In
> that case we might junk linesplit, which isn't in a release at this
> point, in favour of strsplit(s,,"\n").
Yes, why not. What helps tremendously here is the new possibility to
(almost) leave out optional args in the middle: it wouldn't be nice to
be forced to write strsplit(s, null, ","), but strsplit(s,, ",") is
OK I
think.
BTW, I just (re-) stumbled over the fact that for example seasonals()
also has two optional arguments, so there's a precedent.
cheers,
sven
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11:14 a.m.
Am 31.01.2018 um 23:37 schrieb oleg_komashko(a)ukr.net:
Hi,
Right now
I run
<hansl
eval strsplit("a;b",";")
hansl>
And got
Array of strings, length 2
[1] "a"
[2] "b"
I absolutely missed when it appeared
So, when?
Oleh
Just a few days ago. But if you didn't know about it, what made you try
that syntax (which would have been illegal before)?
thanks,
sven
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