Alternatively, looking at the result of $L:0 on your boxed data can be informative. (And, if it's deeply boxed, $L:1, $L:2, ...)
Boxing adds complexity to your data structures, so it's best to avoid unnecessary boxing. But sometimes boxing is necessary... Good luck, -- Raul On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 12:36 AM ethiejiesa via Programming <[email protected]> wrote: > > > "John Dell'Aquila" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I just discovered J a few months ago and have decided to take it up > > seriously. I wish I'd found it 20 years ago. You folks keep a seriously low > > profile on the internet :-) > > Welcome John! The low profile here is definitely counterbalanced by the > density > of quality in the forums :) > > > Can someone explain what I'm missing here? > > Good question. This is a checkpoint we all seem to encounter when first coming > to array languages. > > Let me play Socrates here and ask you a question in return, what is the > difference between (1) and (1$1)? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
