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Is the sharing of variables in Module/Block within Compile documented behavior?
Today I noticed something, I think for the first time.
When used inside Compile variable values within Module (and ...
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How to set Block local variables by code?
I need to create a user defined Block function where the Block variables values are defined by code. For example, imagine I have:
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Modules that initialize themselves on first call
I use a lot of functions that extract a specific data item from a file with many data items. I want these functions to load data (slow) and return the item (fast) on first call, but just return the ...
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How to avoid conflicts between local variable names and symbolic arguments in Block constructs?
I am using Block inside the definition of some recursive functions.
If the Block definitions use short variable names, like ...
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why I see the error “only assignments to symbols are allowed” in Module context and not in global?
V 8.04, on windows.
When I type
Remove["Global`*"]
foo[] := Module[{Subscript[a, 1] = "x"}, 0];
foo[]
I get the expected error "only assignments to symbols ...
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How can you give a Module a context and have its local variables and Modules belong to that context?
What would be the best way to give a module its own context and have its local variables and Modules belong to that context?
