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list manipulation - Problem Using Evaluated Replace with Associations


If I define some function like:


toISOdate[data_List]:=DateString[data,{"Year","-","Month","-","Day"}]

and try to applicate it in an Association


ass = <|"date" -> {{2014, 1, 1}, {2014, 1, 2}}|>


as:


Replace[ass, a:{_, _, _} :> toISOdate[a], ∞]

I get, the non calculated form:


<|"date" -> {toISOdate[{2014, 1, 1}], toISOdate[{2014, 1, 2}]}|>

instead of


<|"date" -> {"2014-01-01", "2014-01-02"}|>


If I use Normal into ass as:


Replace[Normal@ass, (a : {_, _, _}) :> toISOdate[a], ∞]

I get the correct calculation, but lose the association form.


Is this a bug? How can I get it evaluated with Association?


Using Mathematica V10.1 on Mac


PS: I can't loose the association structure, the real case is more complex.


Update:


ass /. a : {_, _, _} :> toISOdate[a]


Works as expected.



Answer



Taliesin Beynon stated in reply to Held keys in associations:



Keys have to remain unevaluated for associations to have any efficiency advantages over ordinary lists of rules. There's no way around that.



Apparently this is simply another manifestation of Replacement inside held expression and the same solution applies:


Replace[ass, a : {_, _, _} :> RuleCondition @ toISOdate[a], -2]



<|"date" -> {"2014-01-01", "2014-01-02"}|>

The question then becomes why does ReplaceAll cause evaluation? I think it should not, and I think that is a bug just as it is for Map and AssociationMap.


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