R/isplitVector.R

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# Copyright (c) 2010, Stephen B. Weston
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isplitVector <- function(x, ...) {
  it <- idiv(length(x), ...)
  i <- 1L

  nextEl <- function() {
    n <- as.integer(nextElem(it))
    j <- i
    i <<- i + n
    x[seq(j, length=n)]
  }

  object <- list(nextElem=nextEl)
  class(object) <- c('abstractiter', 'iter')
  object
}