Re: Re: RandomReal gets stuck
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- Subject: [mg100730] Re: [mg100687] Re: RandomReal gets stuck
- From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:45:08 -0400 (EDT)
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> And Mathematica does not recognizes
> input Subscript[a,i] as equivalent to a[i].
You mean something like zero doesn't come from
a[1] - Subscript[a, 1]
for instance?
and
a[1] === Subscript[a, 1]
False
That's true, but when using this trick I never actually type or use the
subscripted form; I only see it. So there's no chance the conflict can
occur for me.
Subscripts also disappear if you assign values, such as in
a[2] = 3; a[2]
3
a[j] displays subscripted for any j where a[j] is undefined.
Maybe you won't find it useful, but maybe you will. I don't know.
Bobby
On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:07:36 -0500, Alexey <lehin.p at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7 =C9=C0=CE, 13:00, DrMajorBob <btre... at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>> If you want to use subscripted variables, it might help to use this
>> code:
>>
>> subFunction::usage = "subFunction[a] causes inputting a[i] or \
>> \!\(\*SubscriptBox[\"a\", \"i\"]\) to be synonymous, while always \
>> displaying the latter in outputs."
>>
>> "subFunction[a] causes inputting a[i] or \!\(\*SubscriptBox[\"a\", \
>> \"i\"]\) to be synonymous, while always displaying the latter in \
>> outputs."
>>
>> subFunction[a_Symbol]:=Block[{aa=ToString[a]},MakeExpression[Subscrip=
> tBox[ToString@a,i_],f_]:=MakeExpression[RowBox[{ToString@a,"[",i,"]"}]];MakeBoxes[a[i_],f_]:=SubscriptBox[MakeBoxes[a,f],MakeBoxes[i,f]]]
>>
>> The result is that you can refer to a[i] or Subscript[a,i]
>> interchangeably, but it always displays in the subscripted form. I find
>> it
>> much easier to use a[i] while typing formulas, so I'm getting the best
>> of
>> both worlds.
>>
>> Not sure if that addresses everything brought up on the thread, of
>> course.
>>
>> Bobby
>
>
> It is very interesting, thank you. But as I understand the definition
> aa=ToString[a]
> inside Block is not necessary. And Mathematica does not recognizes
> input Subscript[a,i] as equivalent to a[i]. There seems to be some
> errors in the code.
>
--
DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com
- References:
- Re: RandomReal gets stuck
- From: Bill Rowe <readnews@sbcglobal.net>
- Re: RandomReal gets stuck