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Re: how to build pattern for a square matrix of reals?

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  • Subject: [mg98401] Re: how to build pattern for a square matrix of reals?
  • From: dh <dh at metrohm.com>
  • Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 05:52:23 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <grhp95$mj7$1@smc.vnet.net>


Hi,

you are nearly there. PatternTest (?) takes a function, therefore, you 

must write a"&":



Clear[f];

f[x_?(MatrixQ [#] && Equal @@ Dimensions[#] & )] :=

   Print["Matrix seen"];



Daniel



sagrailo at gmail.com wrote:

> As in subject: how to build a pattern that will specify that given

> argument of a function has to be square matrix of reals?  Tried with

> following for "square matrix" part:

>   f[x_?MatrixQ[#] && Dimensions[#][[1]] == Dimensions[#][[2]]

> &] := ...

> but it doesn't seem to be working...

> 

> Thanks.

> 




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