Re: Format
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- Subject: [mg111587] Re: Format
- From: Chris <chris.leibs at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 06:58:01 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <i3e5i1$h9o$1@smc.vnet.net>
On Aug 5, 4:59 am, Derivator <salc... at ugr.es> wrote: > Hi. I need some help. The commands > > Format[a[x_]]:=f[x,a]; > Format[a[x_,c]]:=a[x]; > Format[b[x_]]:=f[x,b]; > Format[b[x_,c]]:=b[x]; > > assign a certain format to the symbols a and b, so that the input > > {a[1],a[2,c],b[3],b[4,c]} > > yields > > {f[1,a],f[2,a],f[3,b],f[4,b]} > > Now I want to do the same thing for several symbols a,b,.... all at > once. > I have tried > > list={a,b}; > Do[ > Format[z[x_]]:=f[x,z]; > Format[z[x_,c]]:=z[x]; > ,{z,list}]; > > but it does not work. The input > > {a[1],a[2,c],b[3],b[4,c]} > > yields > > {f[1,z],z[2],f[3,z],z[4]} > > Likewise the following also fails: > > list={a,b}; > Format[z_[x_]]:=f[x,z]/;MemberQ[list,z]; > Format[z[x_,c]]:=z[x]/;MemberQ[list,z]; > > Any suggestions? > Thanks in advance > > L.L. Hey, I think this may do the trick, but I'm not exactly sure what you are trying to do. Please post again if this doesn't help. FuncNames = {a, b}; ToExpression[ "Format[" <> ToString[#] <> "[x_]]:=f[x," <> ToString[#] <> "];" <> "Format[" <> ToString[#] <> "[x_,c]]:=" <> ToString[#] <> "[x];" ] & /@ FuncNames; {a[1], a[2, c], b[3], b[4, c]}