Delete Consecutively Repeated String

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I have the following text:

text = "hello","hello","hello","c","a","e","e","hello","hello"

Now I would like to do the following:

Delete every string that is "hello" and repeats itself consecutively.

Result:

text = "hello","c","a","e","e","hello"

string-manipulation

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I have the following text:

text = "hello","hello","hello","c","a","e","e","hello","hello"

Now I would like to do the following:

Delete every string that is "hello" and repeats itself consecutively.

Result:

text = "hello","c","a","e","e","hello"

string-manipulation

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asked 39 mins ago

james

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up vote
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down vote

favorite

I have the following text:

text = "hello","hello","hello","c","a","e","e","hello","hello"

Now I would like to do the following:

Delete every string that is "hello" and repeats itself consecutively.

Result:

text = "hello","c","a","e","e","hello"

string-manipulation

share|improve this question

asked 39 mins ago

james

651418

I have the following text:

text = "hello","hello","hello","c","a","e","e","hello","hello"

Now I would like to do the following:

Delete every string that is "hello" and repeats itself consecutively.

Result:

text = "hello","c","a","e","e","hello"

string-manipulation

string-manipulation

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asked 39 mins ago

james

651418

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asked 39 mins ago

james

651418

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asked 39 mins ago

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asked 39 mins ago

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asked 39 mins ago

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For version 11.3:

SequenceReplace[text, "hello" .. -> "hello"]

One approach for the versions older than 11.3:

Split[text] /. "hello" .. -> "hello" // Flatten

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answered 36 mins ago

Αλέξανδρος Ζεγγ

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  Very nice ! Thanks a lot ! :)
  – james
  18 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @james With pleasure :).
  – Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
  16 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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ReplaceRepeated[text, a___, Longest["hello" ..], b___ :> a, "hello", b]

"hello", "c", "a", "e", "e", "hello"

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answered 15 mins ago

kglr

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  This also works. But why some codes (a___, Longest, b___) in my notebook turn red?
  – Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
  12 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @ΑλέξανδροςΖεγγ, i don't get that in version 9 or version 11.3.
  – kglr
  11 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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accepted

For version 11.3:

SequenceReplace[text, "hello" .. -> "hello"]

One approach for the versions older than 11.3:

Split[text] /. "hello" .. -> "hello" // Flatten

share|improve this answer

edited 31 mins ago

answered 36 mins ago

Αλέξανδρος Ζεγγ

2,5591826

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Very nice ! Thanks a lot ! :)
  – james
  18 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @james With pleasure :).
  – Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
  16 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
2
down vote



accepted

For version 11.3:

SequenceReplace[text, "hello" .. -> "hello"]

One approach for the versions older than 11.3:

Split[text] /. "hello" .. -> "hello" // Flatten

share|improve this answer

edited 31 mins ago

answered 36 mins ago

Αλέξανδρος Ζεγγ

2,5591826

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Very nice ! Thanks a lot ! :)
  – james
  18 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @james With pleasure :).
  – Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
  16 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
2
down vote



accepted

up vote
2
down vote



accepted

For version 11.3:

SequenceReplace[text, "hello" .. -> "hello"]

One approach for the versions older than 11.3:

Split[text] /. "hello" .. -> "hello" // Flatten

share|improve this answer

edited 31 mins ago

answered 36 mins ago

Αλέξανδρος Ζεγγ

2,5591826

For version 11.3:

SequenceReplace[text, "hello" .. -> "hello"]

One approach for the versions older than 11.3:

Split[text] /. "hello" .. -> "hello" // Flatten

share|improve this answer

edited 31 mins ago

answered 36 mins ago

Αλέξανδρος Ζεγγ

2,5591826

share|improve this answer

share|improve this answer

edited 31 mins ago

edited 31 mins ago

edited 31 mins ago

answered 36 mins ago

Αλέξανδρος Ζεγγ

2,5591826

answered 36 mins ago

Αλέξανδρος Ζεγγ

2,5591826

answered 36 mins ago

Αλέξανδρος Ζεγγ

2,5591826

2,5591826

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Very nice ! Thanks a lot ! :)
  – james
  18 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @james With pleasure :).
  – Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
  16 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Very nice ! Thanks a lot ! :)
  – james
  18 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @james With pleasure :).
  – Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
  16 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

Very nice ! Thanks a lot ! :)
– james
18 mins ago

Very nice ! Thanks a lot ! :)
– james
18 mins ago

@james With pleasure :).
– Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
16 mins ago

@james With pleasure :).
– Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
16 mins ago

add a comment | 

up vote
2
down vote

Also

ReplaceRepeated[text, a___, Longest["hello" ..], b___ :> a, "hello", b]

"hello", "c", "a", "e", "e", "hello"

share|improve this answer

answered 15 mins ago

kglr

165k8188388

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This also works. But why some codes (a___, Longest, b___) in my notebook turn red?
  – Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
  12 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @ΑλέξανδροςΖεγγ, i don't get that in version 9 or version 11.3.
  – kglr
  11 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
2
down vote

Also

ReplaceRepeated[text, a___, Longest["hello" ..], b___ :> a, "hello", b]

"hello", "c", "a", "e", "e", "hello"

share|improve this answer

answered 15 mins ago

kglr

165k8188388

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This also works. But why some codes (a___, Longest, b___) in my notebook turn red?
  – Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
  12 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @ΑλέξανδροςΖεγγ, i don't get that in version 9 or version 11.3.
  – kglr
  11 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
2
down vote

up vote
2
down vote

Also

ReplaceRepeated[text, a___, Longest["hello" ..], b___ :> a, "hello", b]

"hello", "c", "a", "e", "e", "hello"

share|improve this answer

answered 15 mins ago

kglr

165k8188388

Also

ReplaceRepeated[text, a___, Longest["hello" ..], b___ :> a, "hello", b]

"hello", "c", "a", "e", "e", "hello"

share|improve this answer

answered 15 mins ago

kglr

165k8188388

share|improve this answer

share|improve this answer

answered 15 mins ago

kglr

165k8188388

answered 15 mins ago

kglr

165k8188388

answered 15 mins ago

kglr

165k8188388

165k8188388

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This also works. But why some codes (a___, Longest, b___) in my notebook turn red?
  – Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
  12 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @ΑλέξανδροςΖεγγ, i don't get that in version 9 or version 11.3.
  – kglr
  11 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This also works. But why some codes (a___, Longest, b___) in my notebook turn red?
  – Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
  12 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @ΑλέξανδροςΖεγγ, i don't get that in version 9 or version 11.3.
  – kglr
  11 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

This also works. But why some codes (a___, Longest, b___) in my notebook turn red?
– Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
12 mins ago

This also works. But why some codes (a___, Longest, b___) in my notebook turn red?
– Î‘λέξανδρος Ζεγγ
12 mins ago

@ΑλέξανδροςΖεγγ, i don't get that in version 9 or version 11.3.
– kglr
11 mins ago

@ΑλέξανδροςΖεγγ, i don't get that in version 9 or version 11.3.
– kglr
11 mins ago

add a comment | 

 

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