Re: Question about DayOfWeek
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- Subject: [mg126217] Re: Question about DayOfWeek
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr357 at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:37:16 -0400 (EDT)
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Needs["Calendar`"]
Equal can only compare "between numbers or other raw data, such as
strings." If symbols are involved the expression will be interpreted
by Mathematica as an equation.
Head /@ {Wednesday, Thursday}
{Symbol, Symbol}
You need to use SameQ ( === ) to test whether symbols are literally
the same symbol.
Wednesday === Thursday
False
DayOfWeek[{1975, 1, 1}] === Wednesday
True
DayOfWeek[{1975, 1, 1}] === Thursday
False
Alternatively,
ToString[Wednesday] == ToString[Thursday]
False
ToString /@ (DayOfWeek[{1975, 1, 1}] == Thursday)
False
Bob Hanlon
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:34 AM, Kent Holing <KHO at statoil.com> wrote:
> DayOfWeek[{1975,1,1}]==Wednesday gives True (as it should), but DayOfWeek[{1975,1,1}]==Thursday gives
> Wednesday == Thursday and not False, as it should? Why is it so?
>
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- Question about DayOfWeek
- From: Kent Holing <KHO@statoil.com>
- Question about DayOfWeek