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Re: Re: RandomReal gets stuck

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• Subject: [mg100728] Re: [mg100687] Re: RandomReal gets stuck
• From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
• Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:44:45 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: Deep Space Corps of Engineers
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• Reply-to: drmajorbob at bigfoot.com

You're correct that Block and aa=ToString@a are unnecessary; it's a very  
long time since I looked at the code.

But it works just fine, as it is or with those removed; I just neglected  
to tell you how to use it.

For instance,

subFunction[
   a_Symbol] := (MakeExpression[SubscriptBox[ToString@a, i_], f_] :=
    MakeExpression[RowBox[{ToString@a, "[", i, "]"}]];
   MakeBoxes[a[i_], f_] :=
    SubscriptBox[MakeBoxes[a, f], MakeBoxes[i, f]])

Now enter

subFunction[a]

then

Array[a, 10]
Array[Subscript[a, #] &, 10]

and observe. Both outputs are the same.

Or enter

a[j]

whose output is

Subscript[a,j]

(But looking like a subscripted variable, of course.)

It only affects the symbol a, which you've set up using subFunction[a].

Bobby

On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:07:36 -0500, Alexey <lehin.p at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 7 =C9=C0=CE, 13:00, DrMajorBob <btre... at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>> If you want to use subscripted variables, it might help to use this  
>> code:
>>
>> subFunction::usage = "subFunction[a] causes inputting a[i] or \
>> \!\(\*SubscriptBox[\"a\", \"i\"]\) to be synonymous, while always \
>> displaying the latter in outputs."
>>
>> "subFunction[a] causes inputting a[i] or \!\(\*SubscriptBox[\"a\", \
>> \"i\"]\) to be synonymous, while always displaying the latter in \
>> outputs."
>>
>> subFunction[a_Symbol]:=Block[{aa=ToString[a]},MakeExpression[Subscrip=
> tBox[ToString@a,i_],f_]:=MakeExpression[RowBox[{ToString@a,"[",i,"]"}]];MakeBoxes[a[i_],f_]:=SubscriptBox[MakeBoxes[a,f],MakeBoxes[i,f]]]
>>
>> The result is that you can refer to a[i] or Subscript[a,i]
>> interchangeably, but it always displays in the subscripted form. I find  
>> it
>> much easier to use a[i] while typing formulas, so I'm getting the best  
>> of
>> both worlds.
>>
>> Not sure if that addresses everything brought up on the thread, of  
>> course.
>>
>> Bobby
>
>
> It is very interesting, thank you. But as I understand the definition
> aa=ToString[a]
> inside Block is not necessary. And Mathematica does not recognizes
> input Subscript[a,i] as equivalent to a[i]. There seems to be some
> errors in the code.
>



-- 
DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com

• References:
  • Re: RandomReal gets stuck
    • From: Bill Rowe <readnews@sbcglobal.net>