Re: Function with optional default argument cannot cache results
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- Subject: [mg130675] Re: Function with optional default argument cannot cache results
- From: Roland Franzius <roland.franzius at uos.de>
- Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 21:39:10 -0400 (EDT)
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Am 01.05.2013 09:36, schrieb Dan O'Brien:
> Is there a discussion somewhere on why this is?
>
> In[1]:= $Version
> f[x_, y_: 2] := f[x, y] = {Pause[1], x, y}
> f[1, 2] // AbsoluteTiming
> f[1, 2] // AbsoluteTiming
> f[1] // AbsoluteTiming
> f[1] // AbsoluteTiming
>
> Out[1]= "9.0 for Microsoft Windows (64-bit) (January 25, 2013)"
>
> Out[3]= {1.014002, {Null, 1, 2}}
>
> Out[4]= {0., {Null, 1, 2}}
>
> Out[5]= {1.029602, {Null, 1, 2}}
>
> Out[6]= {1.014002, {Null, 1, 2}}
>
?f
Global`f
f[1,2]={Null,1,2}
f[x_,y_:2]:=f[x,y]={Pause[1],x,y}
The value of expression input "f[1]" will not be compiled.
In contrast, "f[1,2]" has been set to it's value by the Set (=)
statement on the right side of the definition (:=) during the first
execution.
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Roland Franzius