Enum.chunk_by/2 newbie question

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#1

I am trying to partition a list of numbers into sub-lists of even and odd numbers using Enum.chunk_by/2.

iex> Enum.chunk_by([1,2,3,4,5,6], &(rem(&1, 2))
[[1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]]

I was expecting chunk_by to return two lists - [1,3,5], [2,4,6].

Can’t figure out whats wrong. Any pointers appreciated!

Cheers
Rahul

#2

Hello and welcome to the forum…

using chunk_by will chunk each time the function change value, so the return is normal.

Maybe use Enum.split_with for what You want… like this

iex> Enum.split_with([1,2,3,4,5,6], &(rem(&1, 2)==0))
{[2, 4, 6], [1, 3, 5]}

# or like that...

iex> Enum.split_with([1,2,3,4,5,6], &(rem(&1, 2)==1))
{[1, 3, 5], [2, 4, 6]}
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#3

Chunk by group only consecutive values, not all. If you want to group all then use @kokolegorille example with Enum.split_with/2.

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#4

Great, appreciate your help and explanation @kokolegorille @hauleth !

I guess I’ll keep the API reference handy as well

cheers
Rahul