Re: Convert Products to Lists
- To: mathgroup at christensen.cybernetics.net
- Subject: [mg1147] Re: Convert Products to Lists
- From: hibbarda at central.edu (Al Hibbard)
- Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 05:19:25 -0400
- Organization: Central College, Iowa
In article <3p8ssc$6cr at news0.cybernetics.net>, bob at zim.uoregon.edu (Robert Zimmerman) writes: >Is it possible to convert a product of numbers to a list of numbers. >It can be done for symbols, > > >a b c //.Times->List >{a, b, c} > >but it doesn't work for numbers > >2 4 6//.Times->List >48 > >Can it be done? The problem is with evaluation of the product before the replacement takes place. One solution is as follows: (2 4 6//HoldForm)/.Times->List//ReleaseHold {2, 4, 6} Al Hibbard -------------------------------------------------------------- | Al Hibbard Mathematics/Computer Science Dept. | | hibbarda at central.edu Central College | | (515) 628-5133 Pella, IA 50219 USA | --------------------------------------------------------------