Re: Listable functions with two brackets f[][] (SubValues)
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg64950] Re: Listable functions with two brackets f[][] (SubValues)
- From: Paul Abbott <paul at physics.uwa.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 01:00:57 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: The University of Western Australia
- References: <dujrti$923$1@smc.vnet.net>
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
In article <dujrti$923$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
"Goyder Dr HGD" <h.g.d.goyder at cranfield.ac.uk> wrote:
> I would like to use a double bracket function f[][] as, I believe,
> originally promoted by David Park. The second bracket is called the
> SubValues of f. My problem is that I would like the second bracket to
> be Listable. Is this possible.?
AFAIK, not using the Listable Attribute -- but you can easily get the
behaviour you want.
> The following is a toy example by way of illustration. Suppose I wish
> to make a function that translates the graphics primitive Line. Then I
> can make a function as follows and it works for one Line[].
>
> In[1]:=
> ClearAll[f];
> f[vec_][a_Line] := Line[(#1 + vec & ) /@ a[[1]]]
Alternatively, you could write
f[vec_][Line[a_]] := Line[(# + vec &) /@ a]
> In[3]:=
> b = Line[{{1, 2}, {3, 4}, {5, 6}}];
>
> In[4]:=
> f[{1, 3}][b]
>
> Out[4]=
> Line[{{2,5},{4,7},{6,9}}]
>
> However, if I have a list of Lines[] it does not work because the
> second bracket does not have the Attribute Listable.
>
> In[5]:=
> c = {b, Line[{{2, 3}, {5, 6}, {9, 3}}]};
>
> In[6]:=
> f[{1, 3}][c]
>
> Out[6]=
> f[{1,3}][{Line[{{1,2},{3,4},{5,6}}],Line[{{2,3},{5,6},{9,3}}]}]
Just add the rule
f[vec_][a_List] := f[vec] /@ a
and then try
f[{1, 3}][c]
again.
> Attempts to make the function f[][] Listable fail because it makes the
> first and not the second bracket Listable.
>
> In[7]:=
> SetAttributes[f, Listable]
>
> In[8]:=
> f[{1, 3}][c]
>
> Out[8]=
> {f[1],f[3]}[{Line[{{1,2},{3,4},{5,6}}],Line[{{2,3},{5,6},{9,3}}]}]
>
> Is there a solution?
Not using Listable, I think.
Cheers,
Paul
_______________________________________________________________________
Paul Abbott Phone: 61 8 6488 2734
School of Physics, M013 Fax: +61 8 6488 1014
The University of Western Australia (CRICOS Provider No 00126G)
AUSTRALIA http://physics.uwa.edu.au/~paul