Maybe you're in quest of
http://richhickey.github.com/clojure-contrib/seq-utils-api.html#clojure.contrib.seq-utils/flatten
?

HTH,

-- 
Laurent

2010/1/19 Scott <sbuck...@gmail.com>:
> i am utilizing parenthesis to represent a tree structure within a
> genetic algorithm
>
> I am trying to write a function that can strip all parenthesis such
> that I can perform crossovers/mutations on the permutation.
>
> Ex.
>
> ( 1 2 3 4 (5 6 7 8) ((9 10 11 12)) (((13 14 15 16))) )
>
> into
>
> ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 )
>
> the numbers are unique and can be in any order, and parenthesis can
> occur anywhere in the representation [ another possible representation
> is ( (5 6 7 8)  1 2 3 4 (((13 14 15 16))) ((9 10 11 12)) )  -- in this
> case an operator must order the representation before applying the
> removal of parenthesis]
>
> so far I hacked something like:
>
> (use 'clojure.contrib.str-utils)
>
> (defn  genome-to-list [mytree]
>  (apply list (re-gsub #"[()]*" "" (str mytree)  )
> )
>
> but I am sure there is a better option via regression, any ideas?
>
> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
> Groups "Clojure" group.
> To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com
> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your 
> first post.
> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
> clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
> For more options, visit this group at
> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
>
-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "Clojure" group.
To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com
Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your 
first post.
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en

Reply via email to