Q: How to force an Equal[]
- Subject: [mg3332] Q: How to force an Equal[]
- From: s997826 at umslvma.umsl.edu ("Gerd Lanfermann")
- Date: 28 Feb 1996 08:45:20 -0600
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- Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc.
- Sender: daemon at wri.com
Hi there,
this should be a nice relaxing one. How can I force Mma to evaluate
the equal expression, regardless of what values Word or Number
stand for. I just want a false in the second case (y1==y2).
In[]:=
x1={car, nose, 2334.34};
x2={dummy, 3.1415, 8};
x3={eye,345,567};
In[]:=
y1=Map[Head,x1]//.{Symbol->Word,Integer->Number, Real->Number}
y2=Map[Head,x2]//.{Symbol->Word,Integer->Number, Real->Number}
y3=Map[Head,x3]//.{Symbol->Word,Integer->Number, Real->Number}
Out[]:=
{Word, Word, Number}
{Word, Number, Number}
{Word, Number, Number}
Here we go:
y2==y3
gives me as desired
True
But this guy just returns the expressions:
y1==y2
{Word, Word, Number} == {Word, Number, Number}
I would like to see a False here.It works when I do
{Symbol->"Word", ...}, converting it to Strings. But I wouldn't
call that a nice style of writing inMma.
Thanks
Gerd
Gerd Lanfermann
840 N.Taylor
St.Louis, Mo. 63122
USA
phone: (314) / 822 4518
email: s997826 at umslvma.umsl.edu (University of Missouri, St.Louis)
lanfer at sirius.physik.fu-berlin.de (Freie Universitaet Berlin)