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Riffle

gives

Riffle

gives

Riffle

yields a list in which every n

element is x.

Riffle

yields a list in which x appears if possible at positions

, ... ,

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If there are fewer than gaps between in Riffle, the are used cyclically.

Riffle gives {e}.

The specification is of the type used in Take. Negative indices count from the end of the list.

Riffle is equivalent to Riffle.

Riffle is equivalent to Riffle.

In Riffle, if list and xlist are of the same length, then their elements are directly interleaved, so that the last element of the result is the last element of xlist.

Riffle works with SparseArray objects.

EXAMPLES

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Basic Examples (3)

Riffle

between successive elements in a list:

Riffle in

and

cyclically:

Riffle in

at every 3

position:

Riffle

between successive elements in a list:

In[1]:=

Out[1]=

Riffle in

and

cyclically:

In[1]:=

Out[1]=

Riffle in

at every 3

position:

In[1]:=

Out[1]=

Scope (7)

Riffle in

at every other position:

Include

at the beginning and end:

Use step 3:

Start riffling in

only at position 5:

Cyclically riffle in

and

Intersperse two lists:

Riffle works on SparseArray objects:

Applications (5)

Insert spaces between words:

Create a directory name from a path list:

Insert 0s between successive integers:

Alternate positive and negative integers:

Insert commas at every 4

character:

Properties & Relations (1)

Riffle is related to Transpose: