Thanks, After I sent the message it rankled me that it might be a problem of rank.
Linda -----Original Message----- From: programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com [mailto:programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Dan Bron Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 12:35 PM To: programm...@jsoftware.com Cc: <programm...@jsoftware.com> Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Flattening a list containing boxed elements Rank. All definitions in the DoJ are subject to considerations of rank, though this often -forgive the pun- tacit. NB. vi (v x) u (v y) glue =: dyad def '< (> x) , (> y)' NB. Rank zero here is key ; z glue"0 ' ' alpha bravo chuck -Dan Please excuse typos; composed on a handheld device. On Sep 7, 2012, at 11:22 AM, "Linda Alvord" <lindaalv...@verizon.net> wrote: > Now what am I missing? > > ; z ,&.> ' ' > alpha bravo chuck > > NB. x u&.v y ↔ vi (v x) u (v y) > > ;<(>z),>' ' > alpha > bravo > chuck > > Linda > > -----Original Message----- > From: programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com [mailto:programming- > boun...@forums.jsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Linda Alvord > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 11:00 AM > To: programm...@jsoftware.com > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Flattening a list containing boxed > elements > > Chuck caused grief! > > -----Original Message----- > From: programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com > [mailto:programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Bron > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 9:24 AM > To: programm...@jsoftware.com > Cc: <programm...@jsoftware.com> > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Flattening a list containing boxed > elements > > There are more issues than that. For example, try it with "chuck" > instead of "charlie". > > Also, since > is a scalar verb, the "0 is superfluous. Also, the ,' ' > appends spaces not to the individual words, but to the entire array, > so that they all end up trailing, instead of interspersed as desired > (the spaces which separate the words in Linda's final result are an > [undependable] side-effect of >, and the experiment suggested above > may hint at their origin). > > But, like newcomer to a foreign tongue, Linda has certainly made > herself understood, and the idea is spot on, even if the words aren't exact. > Certainly we do want to: > >> get inside > "0 each box > ,' ' append a space > , and string the whole thing together. > > A native speaker might have said ; z ,&.> ' ' (and a fastidious > speaker would prepend a }: ). > > -Dan > > Please excuse typos; composed on a handheld device. > > On Sep 7, 2012, at 8:02 AM, "R.E. Boss" <r.e.b...@planet.nl> wrote: > >> >> z=: 'alpha' ; 'bravo' ; 'charlie' >> >> ' '=,(>"0 z),' ' >> 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 >> >> ' '=;:^:_1 z >> 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 >> >> >> R.E. Boss >> >> >>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >>> Van: programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com > [mailto:programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com] Namens Linda Alvord >>> Verzonden: vrijdag 7 september 2012 12:50 >>> Aan: 'Programming forum' >>> Onderwerp: Re: [Jprogramming] Flattening a list containing boxed >>> elements >>> >>> Did I miss this somewhere? An alternative without inv. >>> >>> ,(>"0 z),' ' >>> alpha bravo charlie >>> >>> Linda >>> >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - For information about J forums see >> http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
