Questions tagged [argument-patterns]
Questions concerning argument patterns used as formal arguments in function definitions (e.g., := expressions) to restrict the kinds of values that can be passed as actual arguments. Also questions about how such patterns can be used to achieve function overloading.
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Lint checker for overlapping or conflicting function signature patterns
In building a system like Mathics (or anything having the number of builtin functions of Mathematica) there are lots of function definitions. I would like to sanity check or lint check the pattern in ...
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Preventing $-renaming of pattern names in lexically-scoped constructs
When you use a lexically-scoped construct like With or Function to perform replacements in an expression, Mathematica might ...
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Why does Longest not work on OptionsPattern?
When having a function with optional arguments and options, I frequently find myself writing something like this:
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How to check the number of function arguments given by the user
Suppose I have defined the following function inside a package that can take 2 arguments.
f[x_,y_]:={x,y}
So, if the user gives ...
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Restrict the domain of a function (and plot) it) when it depends on the value of a parameter
I know similar questions have been asked, but I am very new at Mathematica and other questions/answers are quite complex and do not suit the code I want to write.
I want to restrict the domain of the ...
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Refer to argument in condition for other argument
The condition for b here doesn't recognize a. How can I fix this?
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How to convert Symbol to Number?
Question
I have a variable x which is associated with the number 1 : x= 1
In the program, I faced with the data type problem ...
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Unusual performance of the Cases function [closed]
Recently I was surprised by unusual performance of Cases function. The code
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How does Mathematica choose which function definition to use?
I was wondering what the process of matching function arguments arguments against different function definitions actually looks like for Mathematica.
(Just to be clear, I'm not simply looking for an ...
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Exceeding recursion limit with no obvious recursion: Optional pattern-matching causing nonlocal behavior
So, I've come across something strange, and wanted to get a deeper understanding of what was going on. Consider the following code:
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Function of function with arbitrary number of arguments
Given the function (simplified example)
g[En_, k1_] := En^2 *k1
I have to plug it inside another expression, where En is ...
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Using conditions to construct a function [closed]
This is the hint my professor provided.
We have 6 separate cases to define the function pow[x_ , r_].
The first case is where ...
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Force results to be displayed in a way often seen in traditional math [closed]
I want to get my output in the form that I would write by hand. I have tried with TraditionalForm, but it did not work.
I've looked at several answers in this SE ...
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Difference between the infinite rewriting behavior of evaluation and ReplaceRepeated
In the documentation tutorial/Evaluation it's said that:
Every time the expression changes, the Wolfram Language effectively starts the evaluation sequence over ...
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passing splice instructions
Consider some passing splice instructions using start,stop,step pattern
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My rule does not do anything (understandably)
I want a rule that would transform, for example, And[i,F[j,k],l,G[m,F[j,k],n],p] into And[i,F[j,k],l,G[m,T,n],p], where ...
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How to memoize with patterns? [duplicate]
Here is an artificial example to explain what I am up to. Define
ClearAll[f]
f[x_, y_] := f[x, y] = If[x == 0, g[y], g[f[x - 1, y]]]
Then ...
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Head of complex sum
We have:
1 + 2 I + 3 + 4 I // Head
Complex
and
1 + 2 I + 3/5 + 4/5 I // Head
Complex
But we get:
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How conflicting patterns are resolved?
I often find myself doing something like this (probably poor example, sorry)
f[x_] := 0
f[x_Plus] := 1
In the back of my mind generally ...
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How to define a parameter with both Optional and PatternTest
Why this doesn't work?
k[x_Integer:2?(#>0&)]:=x^2
k[] (*should be 4*)
k[2] (*should be 4*)
These following are all working as expected:
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How to define a function that acts invidually on a varible number of arguments
I am trying to generate a function that applies to each argument for any number and type of arguments. The function might work like this:
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Write repeated expressions within a rule more simply
Is it possible to shorten the length of a (delayed) rule (i.e. lhs :> rhs) when there are expressions which repeat several times? Those expressions involve ...
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Is there a way to get the calling information inside the body of a function defined using down value?
Suppose a function has multiple argument structure like follows:
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How to use patterns to specify variable type as Boolean (True, False) in analogy to x_Integer, x_Real, x_Complex, x_List, etc
Say I define a function f[x_, y_]:= ..., the concrete definition of which is not important now.
What is important though is, that I want ...
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Setting nested optional argument with a default when unpacking from a given Head
I have a head that holds a single argument, and I want to unpack the value inside it while also assigning a symbol to the value itself, for example:
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FilterRules works in DateListPlot but not in Plot
I just experience the following problem (this is a MWE just to illustrate). First DateListPlot
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Prevent an expression from evaluating a certain way (pattern-matching?)
I've been trying to write some simple code to let me use physics vector notation: $\hat{x}$, $\hat{y}$, $\hat{r}$, and $\hat{\theta}$.
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How can I make a function that expects a list of variables behave like a multivariate function? [closed]
I am trying to convert a user defined function that takes two or more variables into a user defined function that takes a list of variables. However, it seems Mathematica treats variables and ...
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How do I define a function that accepts a subscripted variable?
How do I define a function with subscripted variable? I want to write the following expression
$\qquad f[a_9] =1+ a_7 + a_9$
I wrote
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How to replace all elements of a list by a rule "element" -> "element_"
I have a list:
{a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j}
The goal is to get:
{a_, b_, c_, d_, e_, f_, g_, h_, i_, j_}
I can replace ...
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How to divide list according to the pattern?
There is a list of lists:
{{0,0,0}, {0,0,1}, {0,1,0}, {0,1,1}, {1,0,0}, {1,0,1}, {1,1,0}, {1,1,1}}
I need to regrup it's elements according to a pattern: "if the ...
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Delayed Rule right-hand-side mis-evaluation
Outline
I am trying to create a rule that will give me a minus sign if the number of times A is applied on X is odd where A is some οperator and X a random quantity.
Some of the configurations of ...
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Define Function explicitely with List as argument [duplicate]
Background
There are multiple ways to define Functions. I would assume all methods are equivalent, and allow for the same options. However, I fail to find the ...
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n derivatives on a function of n variables
I want to derive an expression with respect to each variable of a function $f: \mathbb R^n \rightarrow \mathbb R$. More precisely:
$\left(\prod_{i=1}^n\frac{\partial}{\partial_{x_i}}\right) g(f(x_1,...
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How to have NonlinearModelFit not evaluate a function too early?
This is a follow up of my previous question How can I define the following function for arbitray values of the arguments? that received no attention so here I will try to be more concise with the ...
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How can I check if a function can be written as $a * \sin (b * x + c) + d$?
I want to write a function that takes another function, say $f(x)$ and a variable $x$ as input and return True it this function can be written in the form ...
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How can I define the following function for arbitray values of the arguments?
Consider the following function
a[m_, l_] = 1/Log[m/l];
with this function I define
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changing number of arguments to a function in secondary evaluation
So I have a function that produces answers involving uninstantiated(?) function names, e.g.
Out[1]= f[a,b,c,d].
I then want to evalute this leftover result by, ...
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Is there something like a function pattern test?
Is there something like a function pattern test?
function[x_?FunctionQ]:=Module[{},]
In order that Mathematica can tell if the argument is a function or a ...
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Respecting excluded index in sum
I'm using a function involving a sum where some indices are excluded:
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Using DeleteCases with a defined function with two arguments as a pattern
I am trying to manipulate some large datasets in Mathematica. I have plotted the data, and I would like to be able to easily remove points from the dataset, and it's fairly easy to identify the x-...
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A single argument pattern definition applies to multiple-argument patterns?
Consider defining a pattern rule, such as
myFun[x_]:=x
As far as I understand Mathematica syntax, this rule means
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Define different actions for the same operator depending on the nature of its arguments
I am working with terms of the form
A**B1**B2
where A, B1, and ...
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Why is { } interpreted as an option in my function? [closed]
I don't understand the output from:
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Defining a function that treats input as two unordered lists
I have a function f2 I'd like to code into Mathematica with the property that it takes in two lists, treats those lists as unordered, and maps to a symbolic value.
If I were instead using a function ...
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How to use VBA types with UNDERLINE in it's name in NETLink?
When coding with VBA functions in NETLink, I need the enum reference. It's ok to get the ...
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What does this syntax involving Entity mean?
I came across a different style of input while defining functions. Though I tried playing with this form, I have not understood how to interpret this input.
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Appending _?NumericQ automatically to every variable of a function in the definition [duplicate]
I have a list of expressions as follows:
as=Table[a[k],{k,1,500}]
I would like to append _?NumericQ to every element of this ...
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Relations between Function Variables in Computations
I have the relation λ=c/f, respectively f=c/λ and a simple function n[λ_]:=λ²+1. I'd like to differentiate the function with respect to f, then plot it as a function of λ again. For this, I can define ...
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What does _. mean in patterns? [closed]
Here is a quick one, hopefully. I searched through different tutorials and documentation articles but haven't been able to find anything yet.
What does _. mean? As ...
