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Re: Parameter conditions

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• Subject: [mg88665] Re: [mg88656] Parameter conditions
• From: "W_Craig Carter" <ccarter at mit.edu>
• Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 04:43:57 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <200805111916.PAA08930@smc.vnet.net>

Hello Steve,
?test has to yield true or false on its argument.

Does this make sense?

happy[p_?PrimeQ] := 100;
happy[p_?(Not[PrimeQ[#]] &)] := 200;
happy[4]
happy[5]
happy[goLucky]

Note the ":=" and also "/;" might be useful to you
Craig

>Steven Siew <siewsk at bp.com> wrote:
> I'm just curious why the simple code below is not working.
>
>  Why is happy[4] not returning the number 200
>
>
>  In[1]:=  happy[p_?PrimeQ] = 100;
>            happy[p_?Not[PrimeQ]] = 200;
>
>  In[3]:=  Inhappy[4]
>  Out[3]:= happy[4]
>
>  In[4]:=  happy[5]
>  Out[4]:=  100
>
>



-- 
W. Craig Carter

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    • From: Steven Siew <siewsk@bp.com>