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Re: Releasing several Holds simultaneously

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• Subject: [mg82304] Re: [mg82248] Releasing several Holds simultaneously
• From: Sseziwa Mukasa <mukasa at jeol.com>
• Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:03:12 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <200710160727.DAA08807@smc.vnet.net>

On Oct 16, 2007, at 3:27 AM, Andrew Moylan wrote:

> Hold[a := Hold[1]]
>
> How can I release both of these Holds (and thus execute a:=1)
> simultaneously?
>
> ReleaseHold[%] doesn't work; it evaluates a := Hold[1] before the  
> other hold
> is removed.
>
> % /. Hold[x_]:>x does the same thing, because /. only matches once  
> per part.

I believe you mean a=1 not a:-=1, but you can use MapAt to put the  
ReleaseHolds in the right place before evaluation:

MapAt[ReleaseHold[#] &, Hold[a = Hold[1]],
  Position[Hold[a = Hold[1]], Hold[_]]]

Regards,

Ssezi

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    • From: "Andrew Moylan" <andrew.j.moylan@gmail.com>