# Symbolics - build\_function and broadcasting

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/symbolics-build-function-and-broadcasting/117240
**Category:** New to Julia
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [July 19, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/symbolics-build-function-and-broadcasting/117240 "2024-07-19T14:14:58Z")
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### Author: ![AntoineK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/antoinek/32/202471_2.png) [@AntoineK](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/AntoineK)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/symbolics-build-function-and-broadcasting/117240/1 "2024-07-19T14:14:58Z")

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Hello,  
Does Symbolics.build\_function supports C-code generation of equations implying broadcasting (broadcast operation) ?  
I could not find this answer in the documentation.

Thank you

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### Author: ![ChrisRackauckas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/chrisrackauckas/32/77_2.png) [@ChrisRackauckas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ChrisRackauckas)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/symbolics-build-function-and-broadcasting/117240/2 "2024-07-20T01:36:33Z")

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> [@AntoineK](#):
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> Does Symbolics.build\_function supports C-code generation of equations implying broadcasting (broadcast operation) ?

It would require scalarizing the operations first via `Symbolics.scalarize`

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### Author: ![AntoineK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/antoinek/32/202471_2.png) [@AntoineK](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/AntoineK)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/symbolics-build-function-and-broadcasting/117240/3 "2024-07-23T13:51:01Z")

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ok tx.