RosettaCodeData/Task/Mutual-recursion/REXX/mutual-recursion-2.rexx
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/*REXX program shows mutual recursion (via the Hofstadter Male and Female sequences). */
parse arg lim .; if lim=='' then lim=40 /*assume the default for LIM? */
w= length(lim); $m.=.; $m.0= 0; $f.=.; $f.0= 1; Js=; Fs=; Ms=
do j=0 for lim+1
Js= Js right(j, w); Fs= Fs right( F(j), w); Ms= Ms right( M(j), w)
end /*j*/
say 'Js=' Js /*display the list of Js to the term.*/
say 'Fs=' Fs /* " " " " Fs " " " */
say 'Ms=' Ms /* " " " " Ms " " " */
exit /*stick a fork in it, we're all done. */
/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
F: procedure expose $m. $f.; parse arg n; if $f.n==. then $f.n= n-M(F(n-1)); return $f.n
M: procedure expose $m. $f.; parse arg n; if $m.n==. then $m.n= n-F(M(n-1)); return $m.n