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Re: enumerating list items

  • To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
  • Subject: [mg56017] Re: enumerating list items
  • From: "Ray Koopman" <koopman at sfu.ca>
  • Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 01:11:05 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <d3g96u$t4i$1@smc.vnet.net>
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Søren Merser wrote:
> hi
>
> is there a way to make each item in the list 'assignable',
> i.e. i want to enumerate the items like id=1, gender=2 etc.
>
> a={"id", "gender", "status", "odag"}
>
> b=Range@Length@a
>
> a=b
>
> regards soren

Is this what you want?

In[1]:= a = {"id", "gender", "status", "odag"}
        b = Range@Length@a
        MapThread[#1 <> " = " <> ToString@#2 &, {a,b}]

Out[1]= {id, gender, status, odag}
Out[2]= {1, 2, 3, 4}
Out[3]= {id = 1, gender = 2, status = 3, odag = 4}


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