<selectFromSequence>

<selectFromSequence> is a Math component that creates named variants from a user-defined range of numerical (or alphabetical) values. Selections generate variants of the document.

Attributes and Properties

Example: Default <selectFromSequence>

The default <selectFromSequence> has a sequence range from $1$ to $10$.

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Example: Generate multiple selections

Three numbers are selected between -5 and 5 (stepping in increments of 0.5). Individual selections can be accessed using array notation.

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Example: Assign descriptive names to selections

Three numbers are selected between -5 and 5 (stepping in increments of 0.5). Selections can be assigned more descriptive names by defining individual components which reference the selected values.

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Attribute Example: numToSelect

The numToSelect attribute allows for selection of multiple values within the range of a single <selectFromSequence> component. Multiple selections are made without replacement, unless the withReplacement attribute is also specified.

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Attribute Example: sortResults

The sortResults attribute sorts the selected results in increasing order.

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Attribute Example: from, to

The from and to attributes specify the endpoints of the selection interval.

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Attribute Example: step

The step attribute specifies the size of each increment in the sequence. The default step is $1$

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Attribute Example: exclude

The exclude attribute specifies values to exclude in the selection.

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Attribute Example: withReplacement

If selection with replacement is the desired behavior, use the withReplacement attribute.

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Attribute Example: excludeCombinations

The excludeCombinations attribute can be used to exclude unfavorable combinations of parameters. In this example, the exclusions have been designed to prevent the condition that the coefficients in the expression result in a sum of $0$.

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Attribute Example: type

The type attribute takes either letters or number as a text input. If unspecified, the default type is number.

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