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How can I make a sequence that includes lists?

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• Subject: [mg125455] How can I make a sequence that includes lists?
• From: JasonE <ebaughjason at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:42:09 -0500 (EST)
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Hello folks,

How can I make a sequence that includes lists?
Ex:
Sequence[apple, {rock, tree), {ocean, lake}]

Here is my specific problem:

I use this function to make associative arrays:
IndexedVariable[var_,indicesValues__]:=With[{dict=List[indicesValues]},Scan[(var[#[[1]]]=#[[2]])&,dict]]

(I got it from: http://www.physic.ut.ee/~kkannike/english/prog/mathematica/index.html#true_dict)


Here is an example of how it takes arguments:
IndexedVariable[f, {1, "a"}, {2, "b"}, {3, "c"}]

In[2]:= f[1]
Out[2]= a

In[3]:= f[2]
Out[3]= b
ect...

You can imagine, some associations are too long to type out by hand.
Ex: {1, x1}, {2, x2}...{1000, x1000}

When I make these associations programtically, I get a list back:
{{1, x1}, {2, x2},...{1000, x1000}}

IndexedVariable[f,{{1, x1}, {2, x2}, {3, x3}...{1000, x1000}}]
does not work.

It wants a sequence.


How can I make a sequence that includes lists?

Thanks,
Jason

Jason Ebaugh
Contact: jasonebaugh at jasonebaugh.info
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jasonebaugh

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