--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Problem_LON-CAPA_Functions.tex 2008/02/15 17:03:16 1.12 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Problem_LON-CAPA_Functions.tex 2008/03/20 16:59:13 1.13 @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Option 1 - \&map(\$seed,[$\backslash$\$w \$b='B'\\ \$c='B'\\ \$d='B'\\ - \$w, \$x, \$y, and \$z are variables } & Assigns to the variables \$w, \$x, \$y and \$z the values of the \$a, \$b, \$c and \$c (A, B, C and D). The precise value for \$w .. depends on the seed. (Option 1 of calling map). In option 2, the values of \$a, \$b .. are mapped into the array, @mappedArray. The two options illustrate the different grouping. Options 3 and 4 give a consistent way (with other functions) of mapping the items. For each option, the group can be passed as an array, for example, [\$a,\$b,\$c,\$d] =$>$ $\backslash$@a. And Option 5 is the same as option 4 the array of results are saved into a signle array rather than an array opf scalar variables.\\ + \$w, \$x, \$y, and \$z are variables } & Assigns to the variables \$w, \$x, \$y and \$z the values of the \$a, \$b, \$c and \$c (A, B, C and D). The precise value for \$w .. depends on the seed. (Option 1 of calling map). In option 2, the values of \$a, \$b .. are mapped into the array, @mappedArray. The two options illustrate the different grouping. Options 3 and 4 give a consistent way (with other functions) of mapping the items. For each option, the group can be passed as an array, for example, [\$a,\$b,\$c,\$d] =$>$ $\backslash$@a. And Option 5 is the same as option 4, where the array of results is saved into a single array rather than an array of scalar variables.\\ \hline \parbox{6.49cm}{Option 1 - \&rmap(\$seed,[$\backslash$\$w,$\backslash$\$x,$\backslash$\$y,$\backslash$\$z],[\$a,\$b,\$c,\$d]) or \\