> x<-c(NA , 1 ,NA, 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 ,1 ,NA , 1) > embed(x,3) [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] NA 1 NA [2,] 1 NA 1 [3,] 1 1 NA [4,] 1 1 1 [5,] 1 1 1 [6,] 1 1 1 [7,] 1 1 1 [8,] NA 1 1 [9,] 1 NA 1
> which(rowSums(embed(x,3))==3) [1] 4 5 6 7 gives you the first of the 3 On 08.10.2012, at 15:38, Mike Spam wrote: > Sorry, i just realized, that it output the sum of all vectors. I can > work with this function but it would be much faster and easier if it > would be possible to get the positions of evry match. > > example: > > NA 1 NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 NA 1 > > rle returns > lengths: int [1:6] 1 1 1 6 1 1 > > what i need would be something like, > 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 > > but anyway i can work with rle, if there is no suitable function. > > thanks, > Nico > > > > 2012/10/8 Mike Spam <ichmags...@googlemail.com>: >> Hey Rui, >> >> Perfect! Thanks!! :) >> >> Nico >> >> 2012/10/8 Rui Barradas <ruipbarra...@sapo.pt>: >>> Hello, >>> >>> See ?rle >>> >>> Hope this helps, >>> >>> Rui Barradas >>> Em 08-10-2012 13:55, Mike Spam escreveu: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> just a simple question. >>>> Assumed i have a vector, >>>> >>>> FALSE TRUE TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE >>>> or >>>> NA 1 1 1 NA 1 NA 1 NA >>>> >>>> what i need is the position where an element is the same - three (or >>>> in general multiple) times in a row. >>>> >>>> in this case: i want to get the position where it is TRUE TRUE TRUE or 1 1 >>>> 1 >>>> it doesn't matter if it is the first, middle or last element. So the >>>> output could be 2 or 3 or 4 >>>> >>>> My idea would be to lag the vector and calc differences... but i would >>>> prefer any build in (or time saving) function. :) >>>> >>>> thanks, >>>> >>>> Nico >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >>>> 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 > 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 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.