Math operations on NLparameter

Specific Domains Optimization (Mathematical)
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I am trying to write a NLexpression

sum(alpha^j/prod(i for i=1:max(0,j)) for j=0:floor(C))

where C is NLparameter. I am getting following

MethodError: no method matching floor(::JuMP.NonlinearParameter)
Closest candidates are:
  floor(!Matched::Type{BigInt}, !Matched::BigFloat) at mpfr.jl:151
  floor(!Matched::Float64) at float.jl:216
  floor(!Matched::Float32) at float.jl:217
  ...
 in macro expansion; at /home/deepak/.julia/v0.5/JuMP/src/parseExpr_staged.jl:489 [inlined]
 in macro expansion; at /home/deepak/.julia/v0.5/JuMP/src/parsenlp.jl:225 [inlined]
 in macro expansion; at /home/deepak/.julia/v0.5/JuMP/src/macros.jl:1187 [inlined]
 in anonymous at ./<missing>:?
 in include_string(::String, ::String) at ./loading.jl:441
 in include_string(::String, ::String, ::Int64) at /home/deepak/.julia/v0.5/CodeTools/src/eval.jl:28
 in include_string(::Module, ::String, ::String, ::Int64, ::Vararg{Int64,N}) at /home/deepak/.julia/v0.5/CodeTools/src/eval.jl:32
 in (::Atom.##55#58{String,Int64,String})() at /home/deepak/.julia/v0.5/Atom/src/eval.jl:40
 in withpath(::Atom.##55#58{String,Int64,String}, ::String) at /home/deepak/.julia/v0.5/CodeTools/src/utils.jl:30
 in withpath(::Function, ::String) at /home/deepak/.julia/v0.5/Atom/src/eval.jl:46
 in macro expansion at /home/deepak/.julia/v0.5/Atom/src/eval.jl:57 [inlined]
 in (::Atom.##54#57{String,Int64,String})() at ./task.jl:60

looks like I cannot do floor operation on NLparameter. I can pass this parameter as a julia parameter. But I am trying to modify this problem with different parameter and run it multiple times. Is there a way I can modify C multiple times and solve my optimization model without creating it from scratch?

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No, parameters can only appear in the same place as variables, and variables cannot be used to define index sets.

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3

I am not trying to define index sets using variables. C is NLparameter. Can’t I do floor operation on that? Since C is just a parameter I should be able to use floor operations on that right?

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The floor operation isn’t the relevant part here. You cannot define index sets using variables or parameters. 0:floor(C) is an index set. A better error message wouldn’t hurt (PRs accepted).

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Oh ok. Got it. Thank you.