Re: Variables within With statement
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- Subject: [mg123689] Re: Variables within With statement
- From: Ulrich Arndt <ulrich.arndt at data2knowledge.de>
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:40:35 -0500 (EST)
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Any special reason for With usage? Otherwise use Block Block[{ a = 5, b = a 10}, a + b] Ulrich Am 15.12.2011 um 10:51 schrieb Harvey P. Dale: > Is there any easy way to have one variable within a With > statement take its value from a prior variable in the same With > statement? For example, if I evaluate With[{a = 5, b = 10 a}, a + b], I > get 5 + 10a, and what I want is 55. I can get there like this: With[{a > = 5}, With[{b = 10 a}, a + b]] -- which does produce 55 -- but it would > be nicer if I could use a single With statement and get b, within it, to > take its value from a. > > Thanks. > > Harvey >
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- From: "Harvey P. Dale" <hpd1@nyu.edu>
- Variables within With statement