Re: Map[] and multiple args function
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- Subject: [mg96257] Re: Map[] and multiple args function
- From: Peter Breitfeld <phbrf at t-online.de>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:52:31 -0500 (EST)
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sagrailo at gmail.com wrote:
> I know this has to be FAQ, but I'm just not able to find an answer
> anywhere, so - here it goes: I have a multiple-arguments function,
> say something like:
> Foo[x_, y_, z_] := x + 2*y + 3*z
> Now, I want to call this function number of times, over different sets
> of arguments, and then to sum results. I thought about storing
> argument triplets into some kind of list, and then employing sequence
> of Map[] and Apply[] to get the job done. After number of trials and
> errors, I came up with following piece of code doing the thing:
> Plus @@ Foo /@ {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}} /. List -> Sequence
> but I even don't fully understand what's going here, and also I'm
> wondering is there a "better" way to accomplish this. So - any
> suggestion?
>
> Thanks.
>
Do you want something like this? Don't use Map (/@) but Apply on the
Level 1 (@@@)
Foo[x_,y_,z_]:= x + 2 y + 3 z;
ll={{1,2,3},{4,5,6}};
Plus@@Foo@@@ll
Out= 46
A short explanation: Foo@@@ll first evaluates to {Foo[1,2,4],Foo[4,5,6]}
then the result to {14,32}
After that Plus@@{14,32} evaluates to Plus[14,32] giving 46.
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