[R] Simple - Finding vector in a vector

[Mike Spam]

Hey Rui,

Perfect! Thanks!! :)

Nico

2012/10/8 Rui Barradas <ruipbarradas at 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
>>
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