It would not just be >./c as the indices can be negative. And I think you overestimate the time cost for allocating and populating new storage.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Miller, Raul D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:05 am Subject: RE: [Jgeneral] selection > Roger Hui wrote: > > Please see http://www.jsoftware.com/help/release/iamend.htm > > This says: > In-place amendment is eschewed for integral c due to the > possibility of index error. > > It seems to me that, in a context where in-place amend is > otherwise viable, >./c would often be quicker than allocating > and populating new storage. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
