Re: How to test if list of arguments are numeric
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- Subject: [mg89519] Re: How to test if list of arguments are numeric
- From: Oliver Ruebenkoenig <ruebenko at uni-freiburg.de>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:15:18 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <g2nu84$ej1$1@smc.vnet.net>
Hi, try testFunction[ avec : {_Real ..} ] := Module[{}, avec + 1. ] hth, Oliver OnWed, 11 Jun 2008, Michael A. Gilchrist wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to use a function with NMinimize and running into problems with > holding off its evaluation until NMinimize passes real values. Essentially, I > have something like this > > TestFunction[avec_]:=Module[{}, > . > . > . > ] > > Where avec should be a list of real numbers. I know that to ensure avec is a > list I use avec_?ListQ, but I need to ensure that avec is a list of real > numbers (not the symbols that NMinimizes passes). > > Unfortunately, I have no idea what the correct syntax is. Could someone > please clue me in on this? > > Thanks in advance. > > Mike > > > Oliver Ruebenkoenig, <ruebenko AT uni-freiburg.de>