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 string by. See regex for
description. If NA, returns original string. If "" splits
into individual characters.
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.
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)