ipad {itertools2}

Iterator that returns an object followed indefinitely by a fill value

Description

Constructs an iterator that returns an iterable object before padding the iterator with the given fill value indefinitely.

Usage

ipad(object, fill = NA)

Arguments

object

an iterable object

fill

the value to pad the indefinite iterator after the initial object is consumed. Default: NA

Value

iterator that returns object followed indefinitely by the fill value

Examples

it <- iterators::iter(1:9)
it_ipad <- ipad(it)
as.list(islice(it_ipad, end=9)) # Same as as.list(1:9)

it2 <- iterators::iter(1:9)
it2_ipad <- ipad(it2)
as.list(islice(it2_ipad, end=10)) # Same as as.list(c(1:9, NA))

it3 <- iterators::iter(1:9)
it3_ipad <- ipad(it3, fill=TRUE)
as.list(islice(it3_ipad, end=10)) # Same as as.list(c(1:9, TRUE))