Re: Converting a list to arguments for a function --- How?
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- Subject: [mg118680] Re: Converting a list to arguments for a function --- How?
- From: Stefan Salanski <wutchamacallit27 at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 07:31:41 -0400 (EDT)
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On May 6, 7:24 am, Virgil Stokes <v... at it.uu.se> wrote:
> Suppose I have a list,
>
> list = {4,1,1}
>
> and I wish to use it as follows
>
> f[4,1,1]
>
> Is there a simple way (without looping through the elements list) to transfer
> the elements of list to the arguments for f?
you want to use Apply, or equivalently @@,
Apply[f,list]
f@@list
hope that helps,
-Stefan S