Re: How to use package without manually evaluating?
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- Subject: [mg90569] Re: How to use package without manually evaluating?
- From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:48:50 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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jeremito wrote:
> On Jul 10, 7:32 am, Jens-Peer Kuska <ku... at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> you have to find *which* file. The Package *.m has no cells
>> and the *.nb file has cells but it is not a package.
>>
>> Regards
>> Jens
>>
> Sorry, I'm not exactly sure what you mean. Do I need a .m file as
> well as a .nb file?
>
> I have copied my .m file below for reference. All the cells are
> "Code".
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jeremy
>
> (* :Title: Matrices *)
>
> (* :Name: Matrices *)
>
> (* :Author: Jeremy L. Conlin *)
>
> (* :Context: Matricdes` *)
>
> (* :Summary:
> This package was created to have a centralized location for all my
> special matrix definitions. *)
>
> BeginPackage["Matrices`"];
>
> UHessenberg::usage = "UHessenberg[n] will create a square, n by n, \
> upper
> Hessenberg matrix with increasing elements."
>
> Begin["Private`"]
>
> UHessenberg[n_] := Module[{H},
> (* UHessenberg makes a square upper Hessenberg matrix with increasing
> \
>
> elements. *)
> k=1.0;
> H = Table[If[i<=j+1,k++,0],{i,n},{j,n}];
> Return[H];
> ]
>
> F[n_]:=Module[{A},
> (* This creates a sqaure matrix whose elements are linearly \
> increasing.
> All elements are non-zero.*)
> k = 1.0;
> A = Table[k++,{i,n},{j,n}];
> Return[A];
> ]
>
> (* Standard creates a square matrix that is diagonal with linearly \
> increasing
> elements---except for the [[3,2]] entry which is 1.*)
> Standard[n_] := \
> Module[{S},
> S = DiagonalMatrix[Range[1.0,n]];
> S[[3,2]] = 1.0;
> Return[S];
> ]
>
> (* Simple matrix from Fundamentals of Matrix Computatations, by David
> \
> S. Watkins
> pg. 357.*)
> Watkins[] := Module[{A},
> A = {{8.,2.},{2.,5.}};
> Return[A];
> ]
>
> End[]; (* End Private` context. *)
>
> EndPackage[];
I could not help not noticing that many of the above functions could be
easily improved in terms of clarity and efficiency.
For instance, the local variable A is usually useless, Return[] is not
required, indices such k should be localized. Also, if you do not have
any compelling reasons to use floating-point number arithmetic you
should use exact (infinite precision) numbers by default.
(* This creates a square matrix whose elements are linearly
increasing. All elements are non-zero. *)
F[n_] := Module[{k = 1}, Table[k++, {i, n}, {j, n}]]
(* Simple matrix from Fundamentals of Matrix Computations,
by David S. Watkins, pg. 357. *)
Watkins = {{8, 2}, {2, 5}};
>> jeremito wrote:
>>> I just created a package called Matrices that has several functions
>>> that creates matrices that I use frequently. I placed the Matrices.m
>>> file in my auto load directory so it will be loaded when I need it.
>>> The problem is I have to find the file and execute all the cells in it
>>> before I can use any of the functions. I'm sure there is a way to
>>> avoid this. Can someone help?
I may have failed to understand what the problem is: if Matrices.m is
auto-loaded, well, you have nothing else do do before being able to use
the functions defined in it.
However, looking more closely at your code, I have noticed that you
export only one function, all the others are private. So, perhaps,
exporting the other functions will solve your problem. For instance, in
the following, all the functions but Standard[] are exported, i.e.
public, so ready to be use after the package has been loaded.
BeginPackage["Matrices`"];
UHessenberg::usage = "UHessenberg[n] will create a square, n by n, \
upper Hessenberg matrix with increasing elements."
F::usage = "F[n] creates a square matrix whose elements are linearly \
increasing. All elements are non-zero."
Watkins::usage = "Simple matrix from Fundamentals of Matrix
Computations, by David
S. Watkins pg. 357."
Begin["Private`"]
UHessenberg[n_] := Module[{k = 1},
(* UHessenberg makes a square upper Hessenberg matrix with increasing
elements. *)
Table[If[i<=j+1,k++,0],{i,n},{j,n}]
]
(* This creates a square matrix whose elements are linearly
increasing. All elements are non-zero.*)
F[n_]:=Module[{k = 1},
Table[k++,{i,n},{j,n}]
]
(* Standard creates a square matrix that is diagonal with linearly \
increasing
elements---except for the [[3,2]] entry which is 1.*)
Standard[n_] := \
Module[{S},
S = DiagonalMatrix[Range[1.0,n]];
S[[3,2]] = 1.0;
Return[S];
]
(* Simple matrix from Fundamentals of Matrix Computations, by David
S. Watkins pg. 357.*)
Watkins = {{8,2},{2,5}};
End[]; (* End Private` context. *)
EndPackage[];
Regards,
-- Jean-Marc