Re: Short, simple - Why doesn't it work as a function
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- Subject: [mg71783] Re: Short, simple - Why doesn't it work as a function
- From: "wooks" <wookiz at hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:56:22 -0500 (EST)
- References: <ekh7e4$sd0$1@smc.vnet.net>
wooks wrote: > {#, a} & /@ {a, b, c} > > gives {{a, a}, {b, a}, {c, a}} which is what i want. > > why[x_List] := {#, a} & /@ x; > why[{a, b, c}] > > gives. > > {{a, a}, {{b, a}, {{c, a}, {}}}} > > not what I want. > > I've checked the FullForms and they are different - why?? Tried it after clearing kernel... it works. Sorry folks.