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sublists -- process interspersed sublists of a list

Synopsis

Usage:
sublist(x,f,g,h)
Inputs:
- x
- f
- g
- h
Outputs:
- a list of results obtained by applying g to each of the maximal nonempty lists of consecutive elements i of x for which f i is true, and by applying h to each of the elements i of x for which f i is false.

Description

If g or h is omitted, it is assumed to be the identity.

i1 : sublists( (1,2,3,5,7,8,10,12,13,17,18,20,21), odd, toList, minus)

o1 = {{1}, -2, {3, 5, 7}, -8, -10, -12, {13, 17}, -18, -20, {21}}

o1 : List

Ways to use `sublists` :

sublists(VisibleList,Function)
sublists(VisibleList,Function,Function)
sublists(VisibleList,Function,Function,Function)
sublists(VisibleList,Function,Function,Nothing)
sublists(VisibleList,Function,Nothing)
sublists(VisibleList,Function,Nothing,Function)
sublists(VisibleList,Function,Nothing,Nothing)