any(BasicList,BasicList,Function) -- whether any corresponding elements of a pair of lists satisfy a condition

Synopsis

• Function: any

• Usage:

  any(v,w,f)

• Inputs:
  • v, a basic list
  • w, a basic list
  • f, a function, a function of two variables that returns true or false
• Outputs:
  • a Boolean value, true if f returns true when applied to some pair (x,y) of corresponding elements of v and w, and false otherwise

Description

i1 : any((1,2,3,4),(2,3,4,5), (i,j) -> i>j)

o1 = false

i2 : any((1,2,5,4),(2,3,4,5), (i,j) -> i>j)

o2 = true

i3 : any((1,2,5,4),(2,3,4,5), x -> (print x; false))
(1, 2)
(2, 3)
(5, 4)
(4, 5)

o3 = false

i4 : any((1,2,5,4),(2,3,4,5), x -> (print x; true))
(1, 2)

o4 = true

See also

• scan -- apply a function to each element in a list or sequence
• apply -- apply a function to each element
• select -- select from a list, hash table, or string
• any -- whether any elements satisfy a specified condition
• isMember -- test membership in a list or set