Re: How to remove just the outermost braces of a list?
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- Subject: [mg69952] Re: How to remove just the outermost braces of a list?
- From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:15:05 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
- References: <efarmd$7vg$1@smc.vnet.net> <efdjlq$md$1@smc.vnet.net>
ben wrote:
> Nasser Abbasi schrieb:
>
>> hello
>>
>> I thought this will be easy, but I can't seem to find an easy way to do the
>> following.
>>
>> e={a,{b}}
>> Print[e] ------> This will print {a,{b}}
>>
>> What can I do to make it print a,{b} ?
>>
>> Flatten does not do it. TableForm came close, but it removes all braces,
>> not just the outermost.
>>
>> Many times I get a list as a result which I want to print, but I do not want
>> the outermost braces to be displayed as well. I want to display just the
>> content of the list.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Nasser
>
> Do[Print[e[[i]]], {i, Length[e]}] ?
>
I am afraid the above expression does not fit the needs of the OP since
the elements of the original list are displayed along a column rather
than on a line:
e = {a, {b}, c, {{d}}}; Do[Print[e[[i]]], {i, Length[e]}]
-->
a
{b}
c
{{d}}
Regards,
Jean-Marc