Re: List arguments to functions
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- Subject: [mg45566] Re: List arguments to functions
- From: "Peltio" <peltio at twilight.zone>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 01:26:18 -0500 (EST)
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- Reply-to: "Peltio" <peltioNOSP at Miname.com.invalid>
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"Chris Rozell" wrote
myfunc[x_, y_] = Apply[Plus, x + y];
myfunc[{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}]
{5, 7, 9}
>When what I would really like is the number 21
I guess your problem resides in the immediate assignement, and not in the
Flat attribute of Plus. Try using
myfunc[x_, y_] := Apply[Plus, x + y]
So that you have the whole 'procedure' Apply[Plus... etc] associated to
myfunc, and not the result of its immediate evaluation, i.e., x+y.
Cheers,
Peltio
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