Lisp-like let in Mathematica?
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- Subject: [mg63443] Lisp-like let in Mathematica?
- From: theran at gmail.com
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 06:40:46 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Are functions like
RealizeGraphicMatroid[G_] :=
IncidenceMatrix[#] - IncidenceMatrix[ReverseEdges[#]] & @
OrientGraph[G] // Transpose
considered to be good Mathematica style? This does what I want, but it
has the problem of being written in a right-to-left-to-right style. Is
there an operator that works like let in Lisp that can give a local
name to a temporary value in an easier to read way? I guess something
like
Let[a_ , b_, body_] :=
(body /. a -> #) & @ b
would work, but I'm relatively new to Mathematica and was wondering if
there is a built-in or less clunky solution.
^L