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Re: A variable defaulting to a previous variable?

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  • Subject: [mg121977] Re: A variable defaulting to a previous variable?
  • From: Peter Pein <petsie at dordos.net>
  • Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 04:51:34 -0400 (EDT)
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Am 06.10.2011 10:41, schrieb Brentt:
> How would one go about making a variable default to a previous variable?
> 
> I would like results like this:
> 
> In[1]= f[x_, y_: x] := x+y;
>> In[2]= f[2,3]
>> Out[1]= 5
>> In[3]= f[3]
>> Out[1]= 6
>>
> 
> 
> 
> But, of course, Mathematica won't let me use a previous argument for the
> default of the next argument. Is there a way to do this?

In[1]:= f[x_, y___] := If[{y} === {}, 2*x, x + y]
In[2]:= f[2, 3]
Out[2]= 5
In[3]:= f[3]
Out[3]= 6




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