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Applying Functions Repeatedly
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Length
Position
TakeWhile
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Elements of Lists
Functional Iteration
Functional Programming
Summary of New Features in 7.0
New in 6.0: List Manipulation
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LengthWhile
LengthWhile
[
list
,
crit
]
gives the number of continuous elements
e
i
starting at the beginning of
list
for which
crit
[
e
i
]
is
True
.
MORE INFORMATION
LengthWhile
can be used on an object with any head, not necessarily
List
.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(1)
Find the length of the run of elements below 10:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Scope
(1)
Generalizations & Extensions
(1)
Applications
(1)
Properties & Relations
(3)
Possible Issues
(1)
SEE ALSO
Length
Position
TakeWhile
TUTORIALS
Applying Functions Repeatedly
MORE ABOUT
Elements of Lists
Functional Iteration
Functional Programming
Summary of New Features in 7.0
New in 6.0: List Manipulation
New in 6 | Last modified in 7
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