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Re: a[[0]] equivalent to a[[-1]] and so forth

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  • Subject: [mg65148] Re: a[[0]] equivalent to a[[-1]] and so forth
  • From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:59:23 -0500 (EST)
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Hi Alexandra,
Mod with offset will do what you want:

a[[ Mod[index,3,1] ]]

Daniel

Alexandre Costa wrote:
> Dear Group,
> I have a simple issue:
> If  I have a list such as :
> a = {4, 5, 6};
> How can I do this in an elegant way:
> a[[0]] equivalent to a[[-1]]
> a[[-1]] equivalent to a[[-2]]
> and so forth.
> 
> I thought of a[[If[i <=0, i - 1, i]]] would solve the problem
> but I want a more elegant way of doing this.
> 
> Any help is very welcome,
> Thanks,
> Alex
> 
> 


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