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

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  • Subject: [mg98392] Re: how to build pattern for a square matrix of reals?
  • From: "Sjoerd C. de Vries" <sjoerd.c.devries at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 05:50:42 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <grhp95$mj7$1@smc.vnet.net>

You were almost there, but forgot the ampersand (&) which is necessary
to complete the full pure function syntax. The whole part behind the ?
should also be wrapped in an extra set of parentheses (this is also
often necessary in cases where you use a pure function as an option):

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


Cheers -- Sjoerd

On Apr 8, 11:03 am, sagra... 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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