Re: Mapping Functions That Take More Than One Argument
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- Subject: [mg69885] Re: Mapping Functions That Take More Than One Argument
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
- Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:21:37 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi Gregory,
the Help may be not too clear, but it is there:
Drop[list,{i},{j}]
will drop element i on the first level, element j on the second level.
{} does not drop anything. Therefore, your problem is solved by:
Drop[{{1,2,3},{4,5,6},{7,8,9}},{},{1}]
Daniel
Gregory Lypny wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> How can I map a functions onto sub-lists when the function takes more
> than one argument. I can't seem to stumble upon the right syntax.
>
> Here's a list of three sub-lists.
>
> {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}, {7, 8, 9}}
>
> I want to drop the first element of each sub-list, that is, 1 from
> the first, 4 from the second, and 7 from the third.
>
> Drop[{{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}, {7, 8, 9}}, 1]
>
> gives me
>
> {{4, 5, 6}, {7, 8, 9}},
>
> which is what I expected (I'm learning) but not what I want. So, how
> do I apply Drop to each sub-list?
>
> Regards,
>
> Gregory
>