Re: Linking with C++
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg23634] Re: Linking with C++
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 01:00:45 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
- References: <8g7181$j1n@smc.vnet.net>
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi, > I want to construct a mini package for Mathematica which involves > defining new types of objects and functions of these objects , (to be > specific 2D conformal fields in physics). Anyhow, I've only used > Mathematica once 5 years ago and I need to know: > > 1) Can you define new types of objects, relations between them and > functions of them purely in Mathematica? Yes but Mathematica is a functional language and it is better to define functions and rules than objects. You may use functions what don't have a final value but transformation rules > 2) If not is it possible to interface between Mathematica and > C++, whereby the C++ bit can return expressions as well as numbers? Yes -- MathLink works fine with C++ and the ReturnType Manual will send everything Regards Jens