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Re: How to return the position of a multidimensional list ..

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  • Subject: [mg7070] Re: [mg7040] How to return the position of a multidimensional list ..
  • From: Allan Hayes <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk>
  • Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 22:04:59 -0400 (EDT)
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2 May 1997
cmchung at se.cuhk.edu.hk (Chung Cheong Ming)
[mg7040] How to return the position of a multidimensional list ..

>eg.  OuterList = {sublist1, sublist2, ...}
>
>I want to find where a sublist situates in the OuterList if I know  
>the first 2 elements of this sublist.

Joseph:

OuterList = {{1,2,3},{2,1,3}};
Position[OuterList,{2,1,___}]

	{{2}}
	
If the sublists contain more complex elements you may need to limit  
the search:

Position[OuterList,{2,1,___},
	{1}, (*level*),
 	Heads->False (*not inside heads*)
]

	{{2}}
Allan Hayes
hay at haystack.demon.co.uk
http://haystack.demon.co.uk




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