[Scilab-users] Conditional assignments

[Michael Dunn]

Say I want to do an array (vector) assignment, but the formula requires a conditional. Is there a better way to do it than:

b = ((a^2).*(a<5)) + ((a^0.5).*(a>=5))

which returns a^2 for a<5, and sqrt(a) for a>=5.

And – just curious – if this is the only way, is the interpreter smart enough to not waste its time computing the false expression?


Thanks,


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