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  • Subject: [mg39217] Options[] creation
  • From: Kyriakos Chourdakis <k.chourdakis at qmul.ac.uk>
  • Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 02:21:31 -0500 (EST)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Dear all,

Suppose I create a function f[x_,opts___]
with options
Shape in {Circle,  Ellipsis} and Diameter in R+, DiameterLong in R+,
DiameterShort in R+
Say that the defaults are
Options[x]={Shape->Circle, Diameter->1.}

The option Diameter makes sence only when Shape->Circle, and
The options DiameterShort/Long make sense only when Shape->Ellipsis

Is there a quick way to tell Mathematica to warn if these conditions are
not satisfied? I could write a series of boolean tests, but I was wondering
if there is a more elegant way.

Best,

Kyriakos



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