Oh, good point.

So... my =/&boxitems should have been:

demo=:4 :0
   boxitems=. <"(<:#y)
   x =/&boxitems y
)

   0 demo i.2 2

Thanks,

-- 
Raul

On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Roger Hui <[email protected]> wrote:
> That x∊y in APL acts as if x∊,y is "original sin" from APL\360, and is an
> obstacle to extending the definition of ⍳ (i. in J) to higher-ranked left
> arguments.
>
> In modelling e. you can not just apply <"_1 to both arguments.  You can
> apply <"r where r is <:#$y, but the left argument can have rank > 1+r.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 6:54 AM, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I guessed this made some sense I wasn't seeing, with the rank of " e.
>> " being _ rather than 1 as I thought.
>>
>>    0 1 e. i.2 2
>> 1
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Raul Miller <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> > That's how it's supposed to work.
>> >
>> > none of the items (well.. just one item) of 0 is an item of i.2 2
>> >
>> > Try this:
>> >
>> >    boxitems=: <"_1
>> >
>> >    0 =/&boxitems i. 2 2
>> >
>> > FYI,
>> >
>> > --
>> > Raul
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Devon McCormick <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >> I recently noticed this about " e. " but can't decide whether or not
>> it's a bug:
>> >>
>> >>    0 e. i. 2 2
>> >> 0
>> >>    i. 2 2     NB. I'm pretty sure zero is in there...
>> >> 0 1
>> >> 2 3
>> >>    0 e.~ i. 2 2
>> >> 1 0
>> >> 0 0
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 8:20 AM, Zsbán Ambrus <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >>> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 10:05 AM, R.E. Boss <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >>>> Perhaps you should incorporate it in Bron's
>> http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/PrimitivePrimitives
>> >>>
>> >>> You'd need a more complicated phrase there, something that supports a
>> >>> higher rank y argument in (x e. y).
>> >>>
>> >>> Ambrus
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