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Re: Function as an argument to a function

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg13839] Re: Function as an argument to a function
• From: Harald Giese <giese at dkrz.de>
• Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 04:41:16 -0400
• Organization: Institut fuer Meereskunde, Universitaet Hamburg
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• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Jani Eerikki Lakkakorpi wrote:
> ...
> I want to pass a function as an argument to a function I am developing.
> For example: Myfunction[Exp[x]]
> 
> I would like Myfunction to return the value of it's parameter function
> when (for example) x=1.
> 

Hi,
Is it this what you meant?

In[1]:= Myfunction[Exp[1]]:=Exp[1]

In[2]:= Myfunction[Exp[8]]
Out[2]= Myfunction[E^8]
In[3]:= Myfunction[Exp[1]]
Out[3]= E


Regards,
Harald

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