(def span (tst lst) ((afn (a lst) (if (and lst (tst (car lst))) (self (cons (car lst) a) (cdr lst)) (list (rev a) lst))) nil lst))
span
splits a list into two lists: the first list is the longest prefix of the input list for which each element passes the test, and the second list is the rest of the list.
arc> (span even '(4 6 8 1 3 4 7 8)) ((4 6 8) (1 3 4 7 8))
Using the hackinator:
$ hack \ ycombinator.com/arc/arc3.1.tar \ awwx.ws/span0.arc
This code is in the public domain.