RM=Raul Miller, DB=me
RM> It becomes more interesting when comparing
RM> text in character arrays (where trailing
RM> spaces are often irrelevant).
DB> is =: i.&s:
DB> tb =: i.&:(<@dtb"1)
DB>
DB> ts 'X is Y'
DB> 0.0598878 2.1063e6
DB> ts 'X tb Y'
DB> 5.77107 6.03786e7
Hey, what do you know:
DB> r =: 0>.(#$X)-1
DB> Z =. (}.$ X) {."r Y
DB> X i. Z
ri =: 4 : 'x i. (}.$ x) {."(0>.(#$x)-1) y'
X ri Y
3 0
ts 'X ri Y'
0.0161384 4.2055e6
Fastest yet.
-Dan
----------------------------------------------------------------------
For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
