Re: Short, simple - Why doesn't it work as a function
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- Subject: [mg71787] Re: Short, simple - Why doesn't it work as a function
- From: Bill Rowe <readnewsciv at sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:56:29 -0500 (EST)
On 11/28/06 at 6:04 AM, wookiz at hotmail.com (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.
That isn't what I get in a fresh session, i.e.
In[1]:=
why[x_]:={#,a}&/@x
In[2]:=
why[{a,b,c}]
Out[2]=
{{a, a}, {b, a}, {c, a}}
In[3]:=
$Version
Out[3]=
5.2 for Mac OS X (June 20, 2005)
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