Re: Noob evaluation question
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- Subject: [mg74176] Re: Noob evaluation question
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:03:22 -0500 (EST)
- References: <et54tf$b7m$1@smc.vnet.net>
Hi Rob,
simply fetch the random number before calling Position.
Daniel
heycarnut wrote:
> Hi -
>
> Helping a buddy out with a small application, and I'm drawing a blank
> on the following.
>
> Given :
>
> Position[{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, _?(# <= Random[Integer, {1,
> 9}] &)]
>
> How can we make the generated random number 'fixed' for the evaluation
> of Position, instead of a new number getting generated at each element
> of the list (the above is a simplified and contrived example.)
>
> Thanks
> Rob
>
>