Re: multivariable functins with variable number of arguments
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- Subject: [mg13027] Re: [mg12960] multivariable functins with variable number of arguments
- From: Tatyana Polenova <tatyana at chem.columbia.edu>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 00:26:24 -0400
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Dear Jurgen, thank you very much- this is really helpful, and indeed, all of the above works. Tatyana On Sun, 28 Jun 1998, [iso-8859-1] Jrgen Tischer wrote: > Hi Tatyana, > I can think of the following solutions: > > 1. If your classes are of different types say Integer and Real, you could > use f[a__Integer,b__Real]. > > 2. Use f[{a__},{b__}], of course you will have to write the brackets later. > > 3. Use f[a__,x,b__] where x is a symbol you don't use otherwise. > (By the way if you define f[a__,x,b__]:=a/b, you get an amusing > result.) > > 3.a) (Variant of 3.) f[a__,x_Symbol,b__] > > 4. f[a__][b__] > > Of course one could go on for a while,but I think there should be something > for you. Pick your choice. > > Jrgen > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tatyana Polenova <tatyana at chem.columbia.edu> > To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net <mathgroup at smc.vnet.net> > Date: Sunday, June 28, 1998 7:53 AM > Subject: [mg13027] [mg12960] multivariable functins with variable number of arguments > > > >Hi, > >I need to define a function like f[x__, y__] which would have two > >classes of arguments x and y, each class containing a variable number > >of arguments. I need to use this function later for making something > >like multiplication tables between the arguments. What would be the > >correct syntax for being able to later distinguish between the class x > >and class y of arguments? > >thank you very much > >Tatyana Polenova > > > > > >