Re: Loop programming; how do i do this ???
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- Subject: [mg96121] Re: Loop programming; how do i do this ???
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 04:41:58 -0500 (EST)
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Hi, in mathematica you rearly need loops. Instead you do things with operators. Note that names can not start with an integer. Therefore I call your 1DArrayVar = one and your 2DArrayCon= two. First we need to assemble the rows of two that one indicates. This is easily done: res1=two[[one]] Now we need to assemble all possible tuples having the the first element from the first row, second element from second row: res2= Tuples[res1] Now we have all the requested arguments and map the function TEST onto them: Apply[TEST,res2,2] or shorter: TEST @@@ res2 Everything together on on line: TEST @@@ Tuples[ two[[one]] ] hope this helps, Daniel plzhlp wrote: > I need to implement a function into my notebook but am having great difficulties even getting started (i'm new to mathematica and programming in general) > > The function accepts a 1d array (of variable length) of integers > > which will refer to a 2d array of constants, of which all need to be tested against eachother. > > for example: > > 1DArrayVar = {2, 4, 5} > > 2DArrayCon = { > {a1,b1,c1}, > {a2,b2,c2}, > {a3,b3,c3}, > {a4,b4,c4}, > {a5,b5,c5} > } > > Function[1DArrayVar] > > in this scenario will test: > > Do[ > Do[ > Do[ > > TEST[2DArrayCon[[2,x]],2DArrayCon[[4,y]],2DArrayCon[[5,z]]] > > , {x, Length[DArrayCon[[2]]] > , {y, Length[DArrayCon[[4]]] > , {z, Length[DArrayCon[[5]]] > > > So basically the problem is that i need a variable amount of nested loops, as the length of 1DArrayVar will always be unknown. > >>From some research on the internet i've learned a recursive algorithm might be the solution, but i am completely lost on how to start -- > > any tips would be really appreciated ! >