simple question

[Pederator]

Hello fellas,

I have got one simple question - is there in MC possibility to define a constant in such a manner (eg.):
p := r := 10

instead of writing this in two lines:
p := 10
r := 10

or
p := 10
r := p

?

I assume that p and r will always have the same value, but for readability of the further code I want to have a different names of these constants. So, must I write 2 lines?

 

[zdas04]

I'm going to step out on a limb here and guess that you are trying to do something a lot more difficult than your example, because if it was just p and r, you've spent a life time of key-stroke savings in writing your post.

You can of course put them on the same line, but that doesn't answer the broader question. You could do it with a vector:

i:0,1;1
pr[i:10

That would let you use pr[0 and pr[1 Still takes two assignments, but if you wanted to assign a dozen variables with the same value it would work.

David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering

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[Pederator]

My program is quite complex, but this doesn't matter. I was just curious if there is such a way of writing the input data (like p := r := 10). Such a "feature" would be very helpful, shortening the code and make it more clear. I don't want to deal with vectors in such a case. Anyway, thanks for reply.

 

[IRstuff]

Yes, you must write two lines. You can, however, do:
r:10
p:r

or vice-versa.

Mathcad is not intended to be a programming language, so many programming constructs are not appropriate for creating worksheets.

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