Re: problem with Part function
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- Subject: [mg18193] Re: problem with Part function
- From: "David Keith" <dkeith at hevanet.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:50:35 -0400
- Organization: Hevanet Communications
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Hi Dario,
The problem is that Part, seen here as mat[[x,y]], wants to receive its
arguments as a sequence, not imbeddded in a list. mat[[{x,y}]] really means
{ mat[[x]], mat[[y]] }, which is a list of elements.
You can use
mat[[x,y]] = newValue
or, if you really want to keep the points as two-element lists, say xy, use
either
mat[[ xy[[1]],xy[[2]] ]] which is horribly clumsy,
or
mat[[ Sequence@@xy ]] where xy is some {x,y}.
The latter method uses Apply (given here as @@ ) to replace the head of the
List xy with Sequence which splices it into Part.
Here is an example:
In[1]:=
m = Table[0, {3}, {3}]
Out[1]=
{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 0}}
In[2]:=
m
Out[2]=
{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 0}}
In[3]:=
m[[2, 2]] = 2
Out[3]=
2
In[4]:=
m
Out[4]=
{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 2, 0}, {0, 0, 0}}
In[5]:=
xy = {3, 3}
Out[5]=
{3, 3}
In[6]:=
m[[Sequence @@ {3, 3}]] = 3
Out[6]=
3
In[7]:=
m
Out[7]=
{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 2, 0}, {0, 0, 3}}
-- Dave
Casubolo Dario wrote in message <7kho9q$qop at smc.vnet.net>...
>
>Just a little problem:
>I've a matrix of zeros, say:
>mat=Table[Table[0,{5}],{5}];
>then, I've a point in xy axys,
>xy={3,3};
>now, I want the position {3,3} of matrix becomes 1;
>if I write
>mat[[xy]]=1; or mat[[{3,3}]]=1; it doesn't work; only mat[[3,3]]=1
>works, but I don't want rewrite all.
>I think I've to use something like Map, Thread, Apply or so, but I don't
>know what and how exactely;
>please, someone help me.
>THANK YOU
>
>Dario Casubolo
>email: bubbola at workline.it
>
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