complementary function to unapply()

[Han]

(03-31-2015 12:51 PM)leprechaun Wrote:  Darn!
I string'ed for hours but just didn't try string().... Did I overlook that one? I hunted the help System for related commands like mad. The conversion only works in a #cas #end program as a result, I guess?

You can also use CAS.string() in Home view.

Quote:Seriously I'm close to giving up with the prime - the fun gets lost atm. :-(((

I was equally frustrated when I first started. Then as I used it more, I started to understand the nuances and I have tried to share what I have learned on the forums here.

Quote:Thank you, Han! You seem to be a rock solid instance about the prime. Do you belong to the HP group?

If you are asking whether I am one of the developers, then the answer is: no, I'm just a user.

Quote:Why sooo complicated and bizarre?

This is mere speculation, but the HP Prime is likely a continuation of the HP39GII. This older calculator was truly targeted at the education market. If you take the HP Prime and removed the CAS, then you would essentially have an HP39GII but with slightly updated hardware. The Prime added a CAS and a "test" mode. The idea was that the CAS and other features could be disabled during exams, and thus make it permissible on standard exams. This is likely one of the major reasons why there is a Home view and a CAS view, each with their nuanced ways of operating (e.g. CAS generally uses lower-case commands whereas Home uses upper-case).