Re: Assignment problem
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg86253] Re: Assignment problem
- From: Szabolcs Horvát <szhorvat at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 02:25:52 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: University of Bergen
- References: <fqo8o1$suo$1@smc.vnet.net>
Marco Gabiccini wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to do something like:
>
> For[ i=1, i<n, i++, ToExpression[ "q" <> ToString[i] ] = 0 ]
>
> that is assigning q1=0, q2=0, etc... but it does not work.
>
> I would not like to use the easy way out:
>
> For[ i=1, i<n, i++, q[i] = 0 ]
>
> of employing q[i] instead of qi.
>
> Can you help me please?
In[1]:= Table[ToExpression["q" <> ToString[i]], {i, 10}]
Out[1]= {q1, q2, q3, q4, q5, q6, q7, q8, q9, q10}
In[2]:= With[{q = #}, q = 0] & /@ %
Out[2]= {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
Can you please explain your motivation for wanting to do this?