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A single argument pattern definition applies to multiple-argument patterns?


How to Enable Syntax Coloring of Pattern Match Variable Only (i.e. Without Coloring any Associated Pattern)?Deep Pattern matching with repeating argumentsHow to apply multiple/complicated requirements for a pattern in a function inputDetecting a more general patternHow do I tell pattern searcher the order in which to search for patterns given in general form?Confused by the opts : OptionsPattern[ ] patternHow does one unpack the contents of a list while using rules to substitute values for each variable?Combinations of multiple matching patternsLogical AND of multiple patternsOptimize DownValues: extract “non-patterns” from Alternatives













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Consider defining a pattern rule, such as



myFun[x_]:=x


As far as I understand Mathematica syntax, this rule means



whenever myFun appears with a single argument, replace the whole thing by the argument



Now, after the above definition, if we evaluate



myFun[x__]



x__




we see that even though the pattern x__ clearly symbolizes more than one argument, the single argument rule still gets executed!



Is this intended behavior? Maybe my syntax use is improper? How should I specify a single argument pattern rule which does not register with more-than-one argument patterns?






pattern-matching replacement rule argument-patterns







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  • $begingroup$
    @kglr If I try to define myFun[x_] = x without the execution delay, I get the same behavior though...
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    58 mins ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    In the second case Set has the attribute HoldFirst resulting in the same behavior.
    $endgroup$
    – kglr
    56 mins ago















2












$begingroup$


Consider defining a pattern rule, such as



myFun[x_]:=x


As far as I understand Mathematica syntax, this rule means



whenever myFun appears with a single argument, replace the whole thing by the argument



Now, after the above definition, if we evaluate



myFun[x__]



x__




we see that even though the pattern x__ clearly symbolizes more than one argument, the single argument rule still gets executed!



Is this intended behavior? Maybe my syntax use is improper? How should I specify a single argument pattern rule which does not register with more-than-one argument patterns?






pattern-matching replacement rule argument-patterns







share|improve this question









$endgroup$











  • $begingroup$
    @kglr If I try to define myFun[x_] = x without the execution delay, I get the same behavior though...
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    58 mins ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    In the second case Set has the attribute HoldFirst resulting in the same behavior.
    $endgroup$
    – kglr
    56 mins ago













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2








2





$begingroup$


Consider defining a pattern rule, such as



myFun[x_]:=x


As far as I understand Mathematica syntax, this rule means



whenever myFun appears with a single argument, replace the whole thing by the argument



Now, after the above definition, if we evaluate



myFun[x__]



x__




we see that even though the pattern x__ clearly symbolizes more than one argument, the single argument rule still gets executed!



Is this intended behavior? Maybe my syntax use is improper? How should I specify a single argument pattern rule which does not register with more-than-one argument patterns?






pattern-matching replacement rule argument-patterns







share|improve this question









$endgroup$




Consider defining a pattern rule, such as



myFun[x_]:=x


As far as I understand Mathematica syntax, this rule means



whenever myFun appears with a single argument, replace the whole thing by the argument



Now, after the above definition, if we evaluate



myFun[x__]



x__




we see that even though the pattern x__ clearly symbolizes more than one argument, the single argument rule still gets executed!



Is this intended behavior? Maybe my syntax use is improper? How should I specify a single argument pattern rule which does not register with more-than-one argument patterns?






pattern-matching replacement rule argument-patterns




pattern-matching replacement rule argument-patterns






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  • $begingroup$
    @kglr If I try to define myFun[x_] = x without the execution delay, I get the same behavior though...
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    58 mins ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    In the second case Set has the attribute HoldFirst resulting in the same behavior.
    $endgroup$
    – kglr
    56 mins ago
















  • $begingroup$
    @kglr If I try to define myFun[x_] = x without the execution delay, I get the same behavior though...
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    58 mins ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    In the second case Set has the attribute HoldFirst resulting in the same behavior.
    $endgroup$
    – kglr
    56 mins ago















$begingroup$
@kglr If I try to define myFun[x_] = x without the execution delay, I get the same behavior though...
$endgroup$
– Kagaratsch
58 mins ago




$begingroup$
@kglr If I try to define myFun[x_] = x without the execution delay, I get the same behavior though...
$endgroup$
– Kagaratsch
58 mins ago




1




1




$begingroup$
In the second case Set has the attribute HoldFirst resulting in the same behavior.
$endgroup$
– kglr
56 mins ago




$begingroup$
In the second case Set has the attribute HoldFirst resulting in the same behavior.
$endgroup$
– kglr
56 mins ago










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The pattern x__ is a Pattern object:



x__ //FullForm



Pattern[x,BlankSequence[]]




While the pattern object represents multiple arguments in a Rule or a function definition, it is a single object. Hence, your definition applies.



Why are you applying a function to a Pattern object, this is an unusual thing to do. Pattern objects usually appear inside of function definitions (Set or SetDelayed) or inside of rules (Rule or RuleDelayed).






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  • $begingroup$
    My trouble is that after the myFun[x_]:=x definition, if I try to use /.myFun[x__]->... type of substitutions, the substitution is applied to x__ instead of myFun[x__] which is mildly inconvenient. My workaround is to use /.myFun[x_,y__]->... instead.
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    4 mins ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @Kagaratsch Rule doesn't have any Hold attributes, so myFun evaluates. Typically, one works around this by using HoldPattern, e.g., /. HoldPattern[myFun[x__]] -> ....
    $endgroup$
    – Carl Woll
    2 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    I see, very useful, thank you!
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    1 min ago










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$begingroup$

The pattern x__ is a Pattern object:



x__ //FullForm



Pattern[x,BlankSequence[]]




While the pattern object represents multiple arguments in a Rule or a function definition, it is a single object. Hence, your definition applies.



Why are you applying a function to a Pattern object, this is an unusual thing to do. Pattern objects usually appear inside of function definitions (Set or SetDelayed) or inside of rules (Rule or RuleDelayed).






share|improve this answer









$endgroup$












  • $begingroup$
    My trouble is that after the myFun[x_]:=x definition, if I try to use /.myFun[x__]->... type of substitutions, the substitution is applied to x__ instead of myFun[x__] which is mildly inconvenient. My workaround is to use /.myFun[x_,y__]->... instead.
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    4 mins ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @Kagaratsch Rule doesn't have any Hold attributes, so myFun evaluates. Typically, one works around this by using HoldPattern, e.g., /. HoldPattern[myFun[x__]] -> ....
    $endgroup$
    – Carl Woll
    2 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    I see, very useful, thank you!
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    1 min ago















4












$begingroup$

The pattern x__ is a Pattern object:



x__ //FullForm



Pattern[x,BlankSequence[]]




While the pattern object represents multiple arguments in a Rule or a function definition, it is a single object. Hence, your definition applies.



Why are you applying a function to a Pattern object, this is an unusual thing to do. Pattern objects usually appear inside of function definitions (Set or SetDelayed) or inside of rules (Rule or RuleDelayed).






share|improve this answer









$endgroup$












  • $begingroup$
    My trouble is that after the myFun[x_]:=x definition, if I try to use /.myFun[x__]->... type of substitutions, the substitution is applied to x__ instead of myFun[x__] which is mildly inconvenient. My workaround is to use /.myFun[x_,y__]->... instead.
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    4 mins ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @Kagaratsch Rule doesn't have any Hold attributes, so myFun evaluates. Typically, one works around this by using HoldPattern, e.g., /. HoldPattern[myFun[x__]] -> ....
    $endgroup$
    – Carl Woll
    2 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    I see, very useful, thank you!
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    1 min ago













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4





$begingroup$

The pattern x__ is a Pattern object:



x__ //FullForm



Pattern[x,BlankSequence[]]




While the pattern object represents multiple arguments in a Rule or a function definition, it is a single object. Hence, your definition applies.



Why are you applying a function to a Pattern object, this is an unusual thing to do. Pattern objects usually appear inside of function definitions (Set or SetDelayed) or inside of rules (Rule or RuleDelayed).






share|improve this answer









$endgroup$



The pattern x__ is a Pattern object:



x__ //FullForm



Pattern[x,BlankSequence[]]




While the pattern object represents multiple arguments in a Rule or a function definition, it is a single object. Hence, your definition applies.



Why are you applying a function to a Pattern object, this is an unusual thing to do. Pattern objects usually appear inside of function definitions (Set or SetDelayed) or inside of rules (Rule or RuleDelayed).







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  • $begingroup$
    My trouble is that after the myFun[x_]:=x definition, if I try to use /.myFun[x__]->... type of substitutions, the substitution is applied to x__ instead of myFun[x__] which is mildly inconvenient. My workaround is to use /.myFun[x_,y__]->... instead.
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    4 mins ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @Kagaratsch Rule doesn't have any Hold attributes, so myFun evaluates. Typically, one works around this by using HoldPattern, e.g., /. HoldPattern[myFun[x__]] -> ....
    $endgroup$
    – Carl Woll
    2 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    I see, very useful, thank you!
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    1 min ago
















  • $begingroup$
    My trouble is that after the myFun[x_]:=x definition, if I try to use /.myFun[x__]->... type of substitutions, the substitution is applied to x__ instead of myFun[x__] which is mildly inconvenient. My workaround is to use /.myFun[x_,y__]->... instead.
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    4 mins ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @Kagaratsch Rule doesn't have any Hold attributes, so myFun evaluates. Typically, one works around this by using HoldPattern, e.g., /. HoldPattern[myFun[x__]] -> ....
    $endgroup$
    – Carl Woll
    2 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    I see, very useful, thank you!
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    1 min ago















$begingroup$
My trouble is that after the myFun[x_]:=x definition, if I try to use /.myFun[x__]->... type of substitutions, the substitution is applied to x__ instead of myFun[x__] which is mildly inconvenient. My workaround is to use /.myFun[x_,y__]->... instead.
$endgroup$
– Kagaratsch
4 mins ago




$begingroup$
My trouble is that after the myFun[x_]:=x definition, if I try to use /.myFun[x__]->... type of substitutions, the substitution is applied to x__ instead of myFun[x__] which is mildly inconvenient. My workaround is to use /.myFun[x_,y__]->... instead.
$endgroup$
– Kagaratsch
4 mins ago




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1




$begingroup$
@Kagaratsch Rule doesn't have any Hold attributes, so myFun evaluates. Typically, one works around this by using HoldPattern, e.g., /. HoldPattern[myFun[x__]] -> ....
$endgroup$
– Carl Woll
2 mins ago




$begingroup$
@Kagaratsch Rule doesn't have any Hold attributes, so myFun evaluates. Typically, one works around this by using HoldPattern, e.g., /. HoldPattern[myFun[x__]] -> ....
$endgroup$
– Carl Woll
2 mins ago












$begingroup$
I see, very useful, thank you!
$endgroup$
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I see, very useful, thank you!
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