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carlos
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 10/22/11 10:32am
[Sounds like homework, but it is a Mathematica question. - Forum Moderator (hint: call by name vs. call by value)]
Hi! I'm trying to simulate the length function to get the length of a list. I'm supossed to use:
- Empty list is represented as {}
- l = Rest[l]
- a while loop
It's my first year using mathematica and I'm not too good at this so there's probably something (or everything) wrong with what I'm doing:
Ej1[l_List] := Module[{i, v},
v = {{}};
i = 1;
While[l != v, l = Rest[l]; i++]
Return[i]
]
When I try to run it the loop never ends and it gives me this warning:
Set::shape: Lists {a,b,c,d,e} and {b,c,d,e} are not the same shape. >>
Set::shape: Lists {a,b,c,d,e} and {b,c,d,e} are not the same shape. >>
Set::shape: Lists {a,b,c,d,e} and {b,c,d,e} are not the same shape. >>
General::stop: Further output of Set::shape will be suppressed during this calculation. >>
Please help! Thank you ^^u
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