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Assuming variable x is a long list, which needs 1GB memory to store.

I want to modify x in a function, such as let x[[10]]=1, using

f[a_,i_]:=Block[{b},b=a;b[[i]]=1;b]
x=f[x,10]

but when I call the funtion f, it will take extra 1GB memory. How can I in-situ modify x in function f without extra memory?

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    $\begingroup$ SetAttributes[foo, HoldFirst]; foo[a_, i_]:=a[[i]] = 1? $\endgroup$
    – Kuba
    Commented Nov 25, 2018 at 15:37
  • $\begingroup$ @Kuba it works well! thank you. $\endgroup$
    – cmc
    Commented Nov 25, 2018 at 16:38
  • $\begingroup$ Additional reading: mathematica.stackexchange.com/a/18737/5478 $\endgroup$
    – Kuba
    Commented Nov 25, 2018 at 16:53

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