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AnyOrder

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AnyOrder[p1,p2,…]

is a grammar rules pattern object that represents a sequence of elements matching p1, p2, … in any order.

Details

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)Summary of the most common use cases

Extract elements of a string, which may appear in any order:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cg41gdki-xudrgy
Out[1]=1

Deploy a grammar that allows phrases to appear in any order:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cg41gdki-b2rfsv
Out[1]=1

Apply the grammar:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cg41gdki-t89c8c
Out[2]=2

Applications  (1)Sample problems that can be solved with this function

Deploy a simple calculator that supports infix, Polish, and reverse Polish notation:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cg41gdki-xl62m3
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cg41gdki-umiaou
Out[2]=2
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cg41gdki-tooxgf
Out[3]=3
In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cg41gdki-9iorb8
Out[4]=4
In[5]:=5
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cg41gdki-ea9ym8
Out[5]=5

This calculator is not programmed to apply precedence to different operators:

In[6]:=6
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cg41gdki-2ah4j4
Out[6]=6

Properties & Relations  (1)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

In a grammar, FixedOrder requires a specific order and AnyOrder supports arbitrary order:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cg41gdki-3pysx9
Out[1]=1

Here the input matches the order in the FixedOrder:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cg41gdki-yspncq
Out[2]=2

The input does not match the order in the FixedOrder:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0cg41gdki-1sb5sn
Out[3]=3
Wolfram Research (2015), AnyOrder, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AnyOrder.html.
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Wolfram Research (2015), AnyOrder, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AnyOrder.html.

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Wolfram Research (2015), AnyOrder, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AnyOrder.html.

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Wolfram Research (2015), AnyOrder, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AnyOrder.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2015. "AnyOrder." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AnyOrder.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2015. "AnyOrder." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AnyOrder.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2015). AnyOrder. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AnyOrder.html

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Wolfram Language. (2015). AnyOrder. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AnyOrder.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_anyorder, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AnyOrder}", year="2015", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AnyOrder.html}", note=[Accessed: 19-June-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_anyorder, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AnyOrder}", year="2015", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AnyOrder.html}", note=[Accessed: 19-June-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_anyorder, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AnyOrder}, year={2015}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AnyOrder.html}, note=[Accessed: 19-June-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_anyorder, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AnyOrder}, year={2015}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AnyOrder.html}, note=[Accessed: 19-June-2025 ]}