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From: Jeff on 22 Nov 2009 23:27
Can I create an anonymous, recursive, function?

Here's the function I have now:

function a=HW8Q1(An, i)
if i==0
a=0;
else
a=i*An(An, i-1) + 2*factorial(i);
end
end

But this is too simple to make a whole function from and I don't want to litter my M-file with tons of little functions. I want a simple, anonymous function, like this:

An = @(An, i)if i<=0,0,else,i*An(An,i-1)+2*factorial(i),end;

It seems I cannot do this (or anything similar). I am told there is a "Parse error at IF", even if I put parenthesis around it.

Thanks in advance.
-Jeff
From: Bruno Luong on 23 Nov 2009 03:21
"Jeff " <spREMOVEHITSjeffAT(a)SIGNoptonline.net> wrote in message <hed2uk$2rv$1(a)fred.mathworks.com>...
> Can I create an anonymous, recursive, function?
>
> Here's the function I have now:
>
> function a=HW8Q1(An, i)
> if i==0
> a=0;
> else
> a=i*An(An, i-1) + 2*factorial(i);
> end
> end
>
> But this is too simple to make a whole function from and I don't want to litter my M-file with tons of little functions. I want a simple, anonymous function, like this:
>
> An = @(An, i)if i<=0,0,else,i*An(An,i-1)+2*factorial(i),end;
>

Anonymous function is restricted to a single statement. So it's not possible, unless using a contortion code to work around. I believe there is a similar thread a year ago.

There is nothing wrong with little regular functions.

Bruno
From: Loren Shure on 2 Dec 2009 15:48
In article <hedgld$4gj$1(a)fred.mathworks.com>,
b.luong(a)fogale.findmycountry says...
> "Jeff " <spREMOVEHITSjeffAT(a)SIGNoptonline.net> wrote in message <hed2uk$2rv$1(a)fred.mathworks.com>...
> > Can I create an anonymous, recursive, function?
> >
> > Here's the function I have now:
> >
> > function a=HW8Q1(An, i)
> > if i==0
> > a=0;
> > else
> > a=i*An(An, i-1) + 2*factorial(i);
> > end
> > end
> >
> > But this is too simple to make a whole function from and I don't want to litter my M-file with tons of little functions. I want a simple, anonymous function, like this:
> >
> > An = @(An, i)if i<=0,0,else,i*An(An,i-1)+2*factorial(i),end;
> >
>
> Anonymous function is restricted to a single statement. So it's not possible, unless using a contortion code to work around. I believe there is a similar thread a year ago.
>
> There is nothing wrong with little regular functions.
>
> Bruno
>

you can achieve some if statement behavior by using arithmetic with
logical variables. Here's an example (not yours)

f = @(x) (x==1)*1 + (x==0)*3


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Loren
http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren
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