Most agile languages offer a split() function which can split a string on any delimiter, with a series of whitespace as the default.
Is it possible to specify what the verb ;: will use to split the string? Finally, the dictionary description of ;: is very unlike what I expected: <definition url="http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/d322.htm";> ,:y adds a leading unit axis to y , giving a result of shape 1,$y . </definition> -- the above definition does not define unit axis, nor does it make a hyperlink to those terms, so it confuses me. The Lab: A Taste of J (1) says that it chops a string into words, each with a box. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
