dly wrote: > If I understand you correctly 9!:11 is used to format results for > printing > > What is used for the default display? > > How can you examine what is actual stored if there are cases where > the display does not make it clear what is stored as a result versus > how it is displayed?
9!:11 controls the number of significant digits on the default display. !. can be used with ": for formatting. 3!:0 gives the internal type of a value. 9!:11 ]16 1%3 0.3333333333333333 ":!.4 ]1%3 0.3333 3!:0 ]1%3 8 The last 8 indicates a floating-point value. Best wishes, John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
