str_split_fixed: Split up a string into a fixed number of pieces.
Description
Split up a string into a fixed number of pieces.
Usage
str_split_fixed(string, pattern, n)
Arguments
string
input character vector
pattern
pattern to split up by, as defined by a POSIX regular
expression. See the ``Extended Regular Expressions'' section of
regex for details. If NA, returns original string.
If "" spli
n
number of pieces to return. Default (Inf) uses all
possible split positions. If n is greater than the number of pieces,
the result will be padded with empty strings.
Value
character matrix with n columns.
Details
Vectorised over string. pattern should be a single
pattern, i.e. a character vector of length one.
fruits <- c(
"apples and oranges and pears and bananas",
"pineapples and mangos and guavas")
str_split_fixed(fruits, "and ", 3)
str_split_fixed(fruits, "and ", 4)