Re: List Assignment Question
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- Subject: [mg31812] Re: List Assignment Question
- From: bghiggins at ucdavis.edu (Brian Higgins)
- Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 01:45:02 -0500 (EST)
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Jim, Try this,
data = {abc, 1, 2.3, 3, 4};
Apply[Set, { First[data], Rest[data]}];
In[3]:=?abc
In[3]:=?abc
abc = {1, 2.3, 3, 4}
Cheers,
Brian
Jim Purdy <jpurdy at home.com> wrote in message news:<9ucthj$dsa$1 at smc.vnet.net>...
> Hello,
>
> I want to do the following:
>
> Given the list ,
>
> data={abc, 1, 2.3, 3, 4}
>
> do this:
>
> First[data]=Rest[data] (wont work)
>
> basically creating a variable named for the first element in the list
> and assigning it to the remainder.
>
> abc={1,2.3,3,4} would be the result.
>
> There probably is a simple answer, but I can't find it.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Jim