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Append

gives expr with elem appended.

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In iteratively building a list, it is usually more efficient to use Sow and Reap than to use Append at each step.

Append works on SparseArray objects, returning ordinary lists if necessary.

Basic Examples (1)

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Generalizations & Extensions (1)

Use a head other than List:

Applications (4)

Append a row to a matrix:

Append to each row in a matrix:

Append a vector to a matrix:

Successively append to a list:

Possible Issues (1)

Prepend Insert AppendTo PadRight Sow Join

Adding, Removing, and Modifying List Elements

Manipulating Lists by Their Indices

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