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How to completely delete the head of a function expression


Is there any way to completely remove the head of an expression function?


For example, how would I remove the head Cos from Cos[a] to give only a as an output.



Answer




You can actually Delete the head of the expression, which is part 0:


Delete[#, 0] & /@ {Cos[a], Sin[b], Tan[c]}


{a, b, c}

With version 10 operator forms:


Delete[0] /@ {Cos[a], Sin[b], Tan[c]}



{a, b, c}

One case of interest may be held expressions. If our expression is:


expr = HoldComplete[2 + 2];

And the head we wish to remove is Plus, we cannot use these:


Identity @@@ expr
Sequence @@@ expr
expr /. Plus -> Identity
expr /. Plus -> Sequence

Replace[expr, _[x__] :> x, 1]

All produce e.g.:


HoldComplete[Identity[2, 2]]  (* or Sequence *)

We can use Delete or FlattenAt:


Delete[expr, {1, 0}]
FlattenAt[expr, 1]



HoldComplete[2, 2]
HoldComplete[2, 2]

You could also use a pattern that includes the surrounding expression on the right-hand-side, as demonstrated here, e.g.:


expr /. h_[_[x__]] :> h[x]


HoldComplete[2, 2]




Notes


As the documentation for Delete reads:



Deleting the head of a whole expression makes the head be Sequence.



Delete[Cos[a], 0]


Sequence[a]


Since this resolves to a in normal evaluation this should usually not be an issue.


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