Re: Building List
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- Subject: [mg48043] Re: Building List
- From: "Steve Luttrell" <steve_usenet at _removemefirst_luttrell.org.uk>
- Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 01:23:48 -0400 (EDT)
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This does what you want:
L = { {1, 2}, {3, 4, 5, 6}, {7, 8} };
L /. {x_Integer, y1_Integer, y2 : _Integer ..} :> Apply[Sequence, Map[{x, #}
&, {y1, y2}]]
The pattern {x_Integer,y1_Integer,y2:_Integer..} matches lists of 3 or more
integers, and :> Apply[Sequence, Map[{x, #} &, {y1, y2}]] implements the
replacement that you defined.
Steve Luttrell
"Bruce W. Colletti" <bcolletti at compuserve.com> wrote in message
news:c7fhhg$o9u$1 at smc.vnet.net...
> Re Mathematica 5.0.1.0.
>
> I have a list of lists -- e.g., L = { {1,2},{3,4,5,6},{7,8} } -- and
> want to replace element-lists (whose length exceeds 2) with another list
> built from that element. All else is untouched.
>
> For instance, using L above, replace {3,4,5,6} with {3,4}, {3,5}, {3,6}.
> This transforms L to the desired form { {1,2}, {3,4}, {3,5}, {3,6},
> {7,8} }.
>
> Although I can do this using Sow and Reap, am hoping there's an easier
> way using rules (/.). In general, I want to replace those L-elements x
> (that meet a criterion) with foo[x].
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bruce
>