Re: Map[] and multiple args function
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- Subject: [mg96244] Re: Map[] and multiple args function
- From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:50:09 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
- References: <gmp0ps$c0a$1@smc.vnet.net>
In article <gmp0ps$c0a$1 at smc.vnet.net>, sagrailo at gmail.com wrote:
> I know this has to be FAQ, but I'm just not able to find an answer
> anywhere, so - here it goes: I have a multiple-arguments function,
> say something like:
> Foo[x_, y_, z_] := x + 2*y + 3*z
> Now, I want to call this function number of times, over different sets
> of arguments, and then to sum results. I thought about storing
> argument triplets into some kind of list, and then employing sequence
> of Map[] and Apply[] to get the job done. After number of trials and
> errors, I came up with following piece of code doing the thing:
> Plus @@ Foo /@ {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}} /. List -> Sequence
> but I even don't fully understand what's going here, and also I'm
> wondering is there a "better" way to accomplish this. So - any
> suggestion?
Since you are mapping your function over a list of lists, it is wise to
define the function as accepting a list of triplets so you do not have
to use the transformation rule with the Sequence[]. (Note you can have
multiple definitions for the function, so you may keep the original
definition if you need it.) To get the sum of the component of a vector,
you can use Total[]. For instance,
In[1]:= Foo[{x_, y_, z_}] := x + 2*y + 3*z
In[2]:= Plus @@ Foo /@ {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}}
Out[2]= 46
In[3]:= Total[Foo /@ {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}}]
Out[3]= 46
In[4]:= Foo /@ {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}} // Total
Out[4]= 46
Regards,
--Jean-Marc