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ThomasB
Level II

how to save expressions in a variable without evaluating?

While working on a big script, I noticed some interesting behavior regarding expressions.

 

Consider the following piece of jsl code:

 

// Create a namespace for cleanliness
ns = New Namespace("ns");

// Make an example data table dt
ns:dt = New Table("window", 
				New Column("a", set values([1,2,3])),
				New Column("b", set values([1,4,9]))
);

// 1. Make an expression gr_exp1 containing the graph builder instructions
ns:gr_exp1 = expr(ns:gr = ns:dt << Graph Builder(
						Show Control Panel( 0 ),
						Variables( X( :a ), Y(  ) ),
						Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 8 ) ), Smoother( X, Y, Legend( 9 ) ) ));
				);
// Running the expression will build the graph (as expected) ns:gr_exp1;
// 2. Make a function f1 that saves the graph builder instructions into an expression gr_exp2
ns:f1 = function({},{Default Local}, ns:gr_exp2 = expr(ns:gr = ns:dt << Graph Builder( Show Control Panel( 0 ), Variables( X( :a ), Y( ) ), Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 8 ) ), Smoother( X, Y, Legend( 9 ) ) )); ); ); // When one runs the function, the graph will be displayed, though only saving the
// expression into a variable is desired.
ns:f1;

Since for this script I just wanted to save the graph as an expression (and evaluate later), I did not want it to pop-up. After some trial and error, I noticed that nesting the expression in another expression solved the problem:

 

ns:f2 = function({},{Default Local},
	ns:gr_exp2 = expr(expr(ns:gr = ns:dt << Graph Builder(
						Show Control Panel( 0 ),
						Variables( X( :a ), Y(  ) ),
						Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 8 ) ), Smoother( X, Y, Legend( 9 ) ) ));
	));
);
// Now no graph is displayed when running the function, and the expression is saved!
ns:f2;

That solved my issue. But, given the structure of my script, I actually needed to call the function f2 from another function, say f3:

// 4. Now make a function f3 that calls f2 (with the idea of simply saving an expression)
ns:f3 = function({},{Default Local},
	ns:f2;
);

// Running the script will produce a graph again...
ns:f3;

Then I noticed that modifying the function f2 to have a triple nested expression solved the issue - it saves the graph as an expression, while suppressing its evaluation:

// This can be solved by modifying f2 
ns:f2 = function({},{Default Local},
	ns:gr_exp2 = expr(expr(expr(ns:gr = ns:dt << Graph Builder(
						Show Control Panel( 0 ),
						Variables( X( :a ), Y(  ) ),
						Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 8 ) ), Smoother( X, Y, Legend( 9 ) ) ));
	)));
);

// Running f3 now acts as desired (saves expression and suppresses evaluation of graph)
ns:f3;

While I have managed to navigate through this issue, my question is:

 

How do I (correctly) make a function that, upon calling it, saves the expression into a variable without evaluating the expression? 

 

I'm using JMP Pro 18.0. Any help or comments are appreciated.

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hogi
Level XII

Re: how to save expressions in a variable without evaluating?

Hi @ThomasB ,

please note that the last expression of a function is used as the return value.
If you just want to assign the expression without "returning" it, please add a dummy return value:

 

ns:f1 = function({},{Default Local},
	ns:gr_exp2 = expr(ns:gr = ns:dt << Graph Builder(
						Show Control Panel( 0 ),
						Variables( X( :a ), Y(  ) ),
						Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 8 ) ), Smoother( X, Y, Legend( 9 ) ) ));
	);
	1;
);

or 

 

ns:f1 = function({},{Default Local},
	ns:gr_exp2 = expr(ns:gr = ns:dt << Graph Builder(
						Show Control Panel( 0 ),
						Variables( X( :a ), Y(  ) ),
						Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 8 ) ), Smoother( X, Y, Legend( 9 ) ) ));
	);
	return(1);
);

 

 

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jthi
Super User

Re: how to save expressions in a variable without evaluating?

hogi
Level XII

Re: how to save expressions in a variable without evaluating?

Hi @ThomasB ,

please note that the last expression of a function is used as the return value.
If you just want to assign the expression without "returning" it, please add a dummy return value:

 

ns:f1 = function({},{Default Local},
	ns:gr_exp2 = expr(ns:gr = ns:dt << Graph Builder(
						Show Control Panel( 0 ),
						Variables( X( :a ), Y(  ) ),
						Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 8 ) ), Smoother( X, Y, Legend( 9 ) ) ));
	);
	1;
);

or 

 

ns:f1 = function({},{Default Local},
	ns:gr_exp2 = expr(ns:gr = ns:dt << Graph Builder(
						Show Control Panel( 0 ),
						Variables( X( :a ), Y(  ) ),
						Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 8 ) ), Smoother( X, Y, Legend( 9 ) ) ));
	);
	return(1);
);

 

 

ThomasB
Level II

Re: how to save expressions in a variable without evaluating?

Thank you for your reply and the link, Jarmo, they are also very helpful.