How can you tell when the leading digit is a "negative bit" or a "binary digit"? In the situation above the same number can represent two different binary numbers. If 1 1 0 1 is sometimes 13 or might be _5 when is each appropriate?v. Isn't that the source of some problems?
The spaces indicate that the number is probably a single binary number, but it could be a list of true and false indicators. You would need to know the context to determine the difference. Linda -----Original Message----- From: programming-boun...@jsoftware.com [mailto:programming-boun...@jsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Kip Murray Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 8:25 PM To: Programming forum Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] How #: should have been designed tcrRaul }: i:4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 tcrRandy }: i:4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 tcrRaul {.@#:@(,: (2 * >./@,)) tcrRandy (0 > ]) ,"0 1 #: On 12/29/2011 8:41 AM, Randy MacDonald wrote: > On 12/8/2011 4:39 PM, Raul Miller wrote: >> {.@#:@(,: 2 *>./@,)i:2 > ((0>]),"0 1#:) i:2 NB. seems to work just as well, and more obviously > handles the sign bit. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
