Patt Function
Fills a list with a sequence of values
Description
The function Patt fills a new or an existing list with the values of the second argument.
Syntax
Patt (List, Pattern)
Patt (Length, Pattern)
Existing list
If a list is passed in the first parameter, its data is overwritten with the data sequence of the second parameter. The pattern repeats until the end of the list.
Example
a=[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Patt(a,[2,4,6])= 2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6
Patt([1..12],[2,4,6])= 2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6
New list
If a value is passed as the first argument, Patt creates a list of the specified length and fills it with the value of the second argument.
Example
Patt(10,[3,5,7])= 3 5 7 3 5 7 3 5 7 3