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Re: Variables within With statement
Posted:
Dec 17, 2011 2:12 AM
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Here is an implementation which nests each variable in its own separate With
statement using Fold:
NestedWith[l_,e_] :=Identity@@
Fold[Unevaluated@With[{#2},#1]&,Unevaluated@Unevaluated@e,
Reverse@Thread@Unevaluated@Unevaluated@l] /;
If[Head@Unevaluated@l === List, True,
Message[With::lvlist, ToString@Unevaluated@l]; False]
SetAttributes[NestedWith,HoldAll]
NestedWith::usage=
StringReplace[Replace[With::usage,Messages[With]],"With"->"NestedWith"];
SyntaxInformation[NestedWith]={"ArgumentsPattern"->{{__},_}};
For example:
In[1]:=a=Exp[2];b=Exp[3];c=Exp[4];
In[2]:=NestedWith[{a=5,b=10a,cb},a+b+c]
Out[2]= 1055
Which matches:
In[3]:=With[{a=5},With[{b=10a},With[{cb},a+b+c]]]
Out[3]= 1055
Alexander
"Harvey P. Dale" <hpd1@nyu.edu> wrote in message
news:jccg39$mb4$1@smc.vnet.net...
> 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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