Re: How to get sub-list elements at certain position in a long list
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- Subject: [mg123110] Re: How to get sub-list elements at certain position in a long list
- From: Ray Koopman <koopman at sfu.ca>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:09:00 -0500 (EST)
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On Nov 22, 2:44 am, Gy Peng <hitphy... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Experts,
>
> I have a list:
>
> {{{{2.5}, {3.8, 31}, {54.23, 46.263, 45.987}, *{-82.1476,** 5.17782,
> -205.36}*}, {{2.5}, {4.2, 30}, {233.835, 46.469,
> 46.819}, *{93.8625, -13.9818, -198.778}*}}, {{{2.5}, {4.1,30},
> {139.845, 15.719, 155.87}, *{93.6633,**4.46398, -205.432}*}, {{2.5}, {2.6,
> 32}, {113.381, 40.988,85.09}, *{90.1206, 16.9792, -205.314}*}}, {{{2.5},
> {3.1,30}, {113.858, 34.709, 87.567}, *{55.3298,**17.7214, -211.648}*},
> {{2.5}, {2.7, 30}, {110.54, 31.595,85.601}, *{-25.8558, 175.588, -121.105}*
>
> }}}
>
> How do I get each 4th sublist element in the last level?
> I mean, I want to get a list looks like:
> {*{-82.1476, **5.17782, -205.36}, **{93.8625, -13.9818, -198.778},**{90.1206,
> 16.9792, -205.314},**{55.3298,**17.7214, -211.648},**{-25.8558, 175.588,
> -121.105}}*
> which only includes every 4th element in the last level.
> Do I describe my question clearly?
>
> Better not to use any "For", simple Map or Thread method are preferred.
>
> Thank you very much!!!
> *
> *
Flatten[data[[All,All,4]],1]
{{-82.1476, 5.17782, -205.36 },
{ 93.8625,-13.9818, -198.778},
{ 93.6633, 4.46398, -205.432},
{ 90.1206, 16.9792, -205.314},
{ 55.3298, 17.7214, -211.648},
{-25.8558, 175.588, -121.105}}