Re: Variables within With statement
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- Subject: [mg123704] Re: Variables within With statement
- From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:46:03 -0500 (EST)
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It would be nicer, but you can't do it.
Bobby
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:51:48 -0600, Harvey P. Dale <hpd1 at nyu.edu> wrote:
> Is there any easy way to have one variable within a With
> statement take its value from a prior variable in the same With
> statement? For example, if I evaluate With[{a = 5, b = 10 a}, a + b], I
> get 5 + 10a, and what I want is 55. I can get there like this: With[{a
> = 5}, With[{b = 10 a}, a + b]] -- which does produce 55 -- but it would
> be nicer if I could use a single With statement and get b, within it, to
> take its value from a.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Harvey
>
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- Variables within With statement