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Re: Programming: Replace Heads

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  • Subject: [mg5206] Re: Programming: Replace Heads
  • From: "David B. Wagner" <dbwagner at princon.com>
  • Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 02:02:10 -0500
  • Organization: Principia Consulting
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Xah Lee wrote:
> 
> I'm delited 2 have the opportunity 2 post another interesting prograMing
> problem.
> 
> Problem:
> Given an abritrary expression, how to replace all heads to List?
> 
> my solution:
> Map[ {(Sequence@@#)}&, expr, {0,-2}]

Much too hard; Apply can be used directly.

    Apply[List, g[a + b, h[c/d]], {0, Infinity}]

    {{a, b}, {{c, {d, -1}}}}



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