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Re: Re: Boolean Type

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  • Subject: [mg52472] Re: [mg52451] Re: Boolean Type
  • From: DrBob <drbob at bigfoot.com>
  • Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 01:07:09 -0500 (EST)
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>> Simply writing the functions as above will work.

No, because Boolean isn't the Head of True and False.

func[x:(True|False)] := ...

works in that case.

Bobby

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 01:41:22 -0500 (EST), Bill Rowe <readnewsciv at earthlink.net> wrote:

> On 11/26/04 at 1:04 AM, jmyers6761 at aol.com (JMyers6761) wrote:
>
>> All, I would like to define a function wich would work (in
>> different ways) for both real and boolean input argruments. How
>> should I best implement a function which would implement the
>> following intent?
>
>> func[x_Real]:= some function involving a real varialble x
>
>> func[x_Boolean]:= some function involving a boolean variable x
>
> Simply writing the functions as above will work. For example,
>
> f[x_Real]:=x/2
> f[x_Integer]:= 2 x
>
> f[3.14]
> 1.57
>
> f[4]
> 8
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