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Re: Displaying results in a column

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• Subject: [mg104958] Re: Displaying results in a column
• From: AES <siegman at stanford.edu>
• Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:54:42 -0500 (EST)
• Organization: Stanford University
• References: <hdgr97$jeq$1@smc.vnet.net> <hdlk5v$he1$1@smc.vnet.net>

In article <hdlk5v$he1$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
 David Bailey <dave at removedbailey.co.uk> wrote:

> > 
> > {expr1, "\n"expr2, "\n"expr3, "\n"expr4, . . . }
> > 
> > seems to work just fine (in putting sequential expressions on sequential lines)
> > 

> Note that as written, you are actually multiplying the subsequent 
> expressions by the string "\n"! If one of your expressions happens to 
> evaluate to 1, you will get a surprise! You should use Column, as others 
> have already pointed out.

Haven't tried your surprise yet -- but I was surprised to find that

    "\n"expr1a + expr1b    and   "\n"(expr1a+expr1b)

functioned differently -- and now I understand why.

Is multiplying a general expression by a string ("\n") actually legal 
syntax? (and if not, should my using it have triggered an error 
message?)

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