Re: Compiler output type
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- Subject: [mg132724] Re: Compiler output type
- From: Daniel <dosadchy at its.jnj.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 22:26:14 -0400 (EDT)
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This will do the trick:
collatz = Compile[{{n, _Integer}}, If[EvenQ[n], n/2, 3 n + 1]//Round]
I think that the problem is with n/2. Although the result is guaranteed to be integer, the compiler cannot analyze the code and know it, so the output is set to Real.
> Some compiled functions yield reals even if the
> e input and necessary output are integers. How can I
> force the output to be an integer rather than a real
> in such cases? To be clear, not all compiled program
> output produces reals; some compiled programs, given
> integer inputs, produce integer outputs. But some do
> not. An example is:
>
> collatz = Compile[{{n, _Integer}}, If[EvenQ[n], n/2,
> 3 n + 1]]
>
> It produces real rather than integer output, and I'd
> like to force integer output if possible.
>
> Thanks
>
> Best,
>
> Harvey
>