Re: basic issue with do and :=
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg60436] Re: basic issue with do and :=
- From: "Jens-Peer Kuska" <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 03:49:47 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Uni Leipzig
- References: <dgbevg$fol$1@smc.vnet.net>
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi, a = b evaluates b with out delay, a:=b evaluates b every time when a "a" symbol appear in your expression. In your second example you set only the definition that b[i] is equal to the symbolic expression a[i]+1. You may try (a[#] = # ) & /@ Range[1, 10]; b[i_Integer] /; 1<=i<=10:=a[i]+1 Regards Jens "David" <isolanoster at gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:dgbevg$fol$1 at smc.vnet.net... | Hi all, | | this works as (I) expected | | ------------------------- | Do[a[i] = i, {i, 10}] | Do[b[i] =a[i]+1, {i, 10}] | ------------------------- | | While this doesn't: | | -------------------------- | Do[a[i] = i, {i, 10}] | Do[b[i] :=a[i]+1, {i, 10}] | --------------------------- | | [note ":=" instead of "=" on the second line]. | | namely the output is: "b[2]:=a[i]+1" for all i | | | | Is there any compact way to define: "b[i] :=a[i]+1" for all i ? | | | Thank you in advance, | | David |