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Re: Functional Expression Meaning (was:A Functional Expression Trick)

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  • Subject: [mg23934] Re: Functional Expression Meaning (was:[mg23859] A Functional Expression Trick)
  • From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 00:57:17 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <NDBBJGNHKLMPLILOIPPOIEEHCBAA.djmp@earthlink.net>
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David,
Thanks for the amendment.
It looks though as if the extra rule needs to be in parallel with the old
one and not after it:

toFunc::usage =  "toFunc[expr] will convert an expression of pure functions
into a pure function.";

OLD FORM

toFunc[expr_] :=
  ReleaseHold[
    Function @@ ({expr} /. (F_ /; F === Function)[vars_, body_] :>
              Apply[F[vars, Hold[body]],
                Slot /@ Range[Last[Dimensions[Unevaluated[{vars}]]]]] /. (F_
/;
                   F === Function)[body_] :> Hold[body])]

toFunc[Function[x, Function[#^2 + x]]]

        Hold[#1^2 + #1] &

toFunc[ Function[2# + Function[x, x^2]]]

        2*#1 + (Function[x, Hold[x^2]]) @@
           Slot /@ Range[Last[Dimensions[Unevaluated[{x}]]]] &


NEW FORM

toFunc[expr_] := ReleaseHold[Function @@ ({expr} /. {
            (F_ /; F === Function)[vars_, body_] :>
              Apply[F[vars, Hold[body]],
                Slot /@ Range[Last[Dimensions[Unevaluated[{vars}]]]]],
            Function[body_] :> Hold[body]
            }
        )
    ]

toFunc[Function[x, Function[#^2 + x]]]

        (#1^2 + #1 & ) &

toFunc[ Function[2# + Function[x, x^2]]]

        2*#1 + (Function[x, x^2]) &

Allan
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Allan Hayes
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Park" <djmp at earthlink.net>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
"Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk>
Subject: [mg23934] RE: Functional Expression Meaning (was:[mg23859] A Functional
Expression Trick)


>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Allan Hayes [mailto:hay at haystack.demon.co.uk]
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> > Dear David and Hartmut,
> > I have come across some problems with Hartmut's solution, toFunc,
> > as written
> > up by David.
> > I offer new version, toFunc2
> >
>
> Dear Allan and Hartmut,
>
> Allan's solution is more robust than Hartmut's, but it leaves out the case
> of pure functions in short form, using slot numbers directly. So I added
an
> extra rule for that case. Here is it:
>
> toFunc::usage =
>     "toFunc[expr] will convert an expression of pure functions into a pure
\
> function.";
> toFunc[expr_] :=
>   ReleaseHold[Function @@ ({expr} /.
>           (F_ /; F === Function)[vars_, body_] :>
>             Apply[F[vars, Hold[body]],
>               Slot /@ Range[Last[Dimensions[Unevaluated[{vars}]]]]
>                 ]
>           /. (F_ /; F === Function)[ body_] :> Hold[body]
>         )]
>
> I think this is a very useful routine. Thanks to both of you.
>
> David Park
> djmp at earthlink.net
> http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/
>



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