Re: conditionnal rule
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg51527] Re: [mg51499] conditionnal rule
- From: "Wolf, Hartmut" <Hartmut.Wolf at t-systems.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:20:42 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
>-----Original Message----- >From: Wishmaster7 [mailto:darkness_wizard at hotmail.com] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net >Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 7:21 AM >To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net >Subject: [mg51527] [mg51499] conditionnal rule > > >hi all !! > >I want to apply a rule under a certain condition. here is the >example : > >myList = {{a, b}, {c, d}}; > >myList //. {a,x_}->{a,d} > >apply this rule if Length[x]===1 (this means that x can not be a list) > Doesn't! Means any expression of length one. >I tried something like : > >myList //. {a_,x_}->{c,d}/;Length[x]===1 > >or > >myList //. {a_,x_?Length[x]===1}->{c,d}/ > >but it does not work. > >can someone help me ? > > Such myList //. {a, x_} :> {a, d} ---> {{a, d}, {c, d}} myList //. {a, x_} :> {a, d} /; Length[x] === 0 ---> {{a, d}, {c, d}} myList //. {a, x_} /; Length[x] === 0 :> {a, d} ---> {{a, d}, {c, d}} myList //. {a, x_ /; Length[x] === 0} :> {a, d} ---> {{a, d}, {c, d}} myList //. {a, x_?(Length[#] === 0 &)} :> {a, d} ---> {{a, d}, {c, d}} Of course AtomQ[x] would be a better way to express Length[x] === 0. But did you mean that? -- Hartmut Wolf