#
# fields  is a package for analysis of spatial data written for
# the R software environment.
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# Contact: Douglas Nychka,  douglasnychka@gmail.edu,
#
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##END HEADER
"cat.to.list" <- function(x, a) {
    a <- as.character(a)
    label <- unique(a)
    out <- as.list(1:length(label))
    names(out) <- label
    for (k in 1:length(label)) {
        out[[k]] <- x[label[k] == a]
        if (length(out[[k]]) == 0) 
            out[[k]] <- NA
    }
    out
}