I have a noun, BASE_LIBS, defined as:
BASE_LIBS =: 'base';'ctag';'j';'jadetag';'jadecompare';'jregex';'jtask';'z'
When testing for membership, e. returns:
BASE_LIBS e. nl 6
==> 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Which seems to be reporting that 'j' and 'z' are not elements of nl 6.
Indeed,
2 { BASE_LIBS
==> j (boxed)
and
2 { nl 6
==> j (boxed)
but
(2 { BASE_LIBS) = (2 { nl 6)
==> 0
However, if I unbox the results:
>2 {BASE_LIBS
==> j
>2 { nl 6
==> j
and
(>2{BASE_LIBS) = (>2{nl 6)
==> 1
Further exploration led to my examining unboxing the first element
>0{BASE_LIBS
==> base
>0{nl 6
==> base
and
(>0{BASE_LIBS) = (>0{nl 6)
==> 1 1 1 1
I am searching the documentation in order to understand the logic here...
meanwhile, I will greatly appreciate if someone could shed some light.
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