Mathematica Experts: Convert Expression to C++ Code

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The discussion focuses on converting Mathematica expressions into C++ code, specifically transforming terms like y[0]^5 into the C++ syntax pow(y[0],5). The user initially attempted to use the CForm function but encountered issues with bracket conversions. A solution was proposed involving the use of CForm combined with string replacement techniques to achieve the desired format without manual editing. The final approach effectively addresses the challenge of handling large expressions.

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Hi all,

here is a question for mathematica experts(or not :smile:)

I have an expression of the form:

-6615. y[0] + 282.72 y[0]^3 + 1.3244 y[0]^5 - 0.002624 y[0]^7 -
178.28 y[1] + 152.912 y[0]^2 y[1]-((1309.5 y[0]^3 y[1]^4)/(y[0]^2 + y[1]^2)^4)...

and I want to transfer this expression to my C++ code.

I need a way to transform for example this: y[0]^5(and anything similar) into this pow(y[0],5) to copy and paste in my code(I can't do it manual because the expression is quite large). Is it plausible?

thanks

PS. I tried CForm. It does a good work but it changes [ and ] to ( and ).
 
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Hmmm, I think I did it(although I am sure there is a more elegant way).
First I used
CForm[expresion] /. Power -> pow

and the I used the output as a string and I used:

StringReplace["output",{"y0" -> "y[0]", "y1" -> "y[1]", "y2" -> "y[2]", "y3" -> "y[3]"}]
 

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