Re: \. and #
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg17418] Re: \. and #
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 02:44:24 -0400
- Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
- References: <7gdu6u$sev@smc.vnet.net>
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi David,
"\." means nothing. If you mean "/." is a short cut for ReplaceAll[],
ReplaceAll[]
works with Rule[] ("->") and RuleDelayed[] (":>")
# is a shortcut for Slot[1] and means the first argument of a pure
function.
Hope that helps
Jens
David Kaplan wrote:
>
> Could someone please explain to me what \. means if there is
> no replacement rule (->)? Also, what does # mean in a program or
> statement such as NestList?