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pattern matching - How can a power of 0 or 1 be replaced?


Consider this given example for ReplaceAll


1 + x^2 + x^4 /. x^p_ -> f[p]

This returns 1+f[2]+f[4] - works good (!). But if you choose


 In[175]:= 1 +x+ x^2 + x^4 /. x^p_ -> f[p]
Out[175]= 1+x+f[2]+f[4]

It doesn't not work for 1 and x. The correct output should be f[0]+f[1]+f[2]+f[4].



What is wrong here and to cure it?


EDIT



Possible way out



One possible way out can be to not use ReplaceAll (inspired by @eldo). The coefficient and the power of x can be combined in this way:


fun[x] = a - b x + c x^2 + d x^4
nfun = Exponent[fun[x], x];
Sum[Coefficient[fun[x], x, i] f[i], {i, 0, nfun}]


And the result is a f[0] - b f[1] + c f[2] + d f[4].


However the replace rule for $x^0$ is still a mystery!



Answer



It would be cumbersome with ReplaceAll. I suggest to use Exponent instead:


Plus @@ (f /@ Exponent[1 + x + x^2 + x^4, x, List])


f[0] + f[1] + f[2] + f[4]



Considering Öska's objection



Alternating signs are not easily handled, maybe something like this:


fun1 = 1 - x - x^2 + x^4;
fun2 = List @@ fun1;

minus = Position[fun2, Times[-1, __]] // Flatten;
plus = Complement[Range@Length@fun2, minus];

fun3 = (f /@ Exponent[fun1, x, List]);

Plus @@ Join[Part[fun3, plus], Part[fun3, minus] /. a_ :> -a]



f[0] - f[1] - f[2] + f[4]



ADDENDUM


This can be shortened to:


 Plus @@ (D[#, x] & /@ MonomialList@fun1 /. Times[a_?NumberQ, __] :> a /. 
a_?NumberQ :> f[Abs@a]*Sign@a /. (0) -> f@0*First@fun1)



f[0] - f[1] - f[2] + f[4]



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