How Defer[1+Evaluate[1+1] work?

Asked Jun 01 '16 at 05:26

Active Jun 01 '16 at 05:36

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I want to generate some expressions. The expression is not evaluated expect some parts will evaluate first.

A simple example is Defer[1+1+1] and in this expression I need the last puls operation is evaluated. Some thing like Defer[1+ Evaluate[1+1]]. However this do not work and return 1+Evaluate[1+1]. The Evaluate is shadowed by Defer.

How can I get 1+2 as the result.

I will use this method to generate WhenEvent[ ] in NDSolve.

edited Jun 01 '16 at 05:36

asked Jun 01 '16 at 05:26

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Evaluate work on the first level of a held expression. Here it is deeper. you can use With or something like Defer[1+#]&[1+1] – Kuba Jun 01 '16 at 05:40
Maybe you'll find deepEvaluate useful. – jkuczm Jun 01 '16 at 16:41

How Defer[1+Evaluate[1+1] work?

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