Perhaps also worth noting that while the dictionary provides
documentation -- at http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/d331.htm
-- for boxed left arguments for u;.1, NuVoc -- at
http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Vocabulary/semidot1#dyadic -- does not.
Thanks,
--
Raul
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 9:49 PM, Henry Rich <henryhr...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> Yes, '';1 is a noun, but having a noun changes <;.1 completely:
>
> <;.1 i.3 3
>
> executes the MONAD <;.1, which behaves according to its rules.
>
> ('';1) <;.1 i.3 3
>
> executes the DYAD <;.1 which behaves according to its rules, which are
> totally different (though somewhat similar in this case).
>
> Every verb can be invoked as a monad or a dyad, depending on whether there
> is a noun to its left. You should think of the two valences as being
> different verbs.
>
> Henry Rich
>
>
> On 11/20/2014 9:44 PM, Ryan wrote:
>>
>> I'm new to J and am struggling to figure out why this works.
>> '';1 just looks like a noun:
>>
>> '';1
>> ┌┬─┐
>> ││1│
>> └┴─┘
>> <;.1 i.3 3
>> ┌─────┐
>> │0 1 2│
>> │3 4 5│
>> │6 7 8│
>> └─────┘
>>
>> thanks for any help,
>> Ryan
>>
>> On 20 Nov 2014, at 9:27, Roger Hui wrote:
>>
>>> ('';1) <;.1 i.3 3
>>> ┌─┬─┬─┐
>>> │0│1│2│
>>> │3│4│5│
>>> │6│7│8│
>>> └─┴─┴─┘
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Henry Rich <henryhr...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> boxcols i. 3 3
>>>> +-+-+-+
>>>> |0|1|2|
>>>> |3|4|5|
>>>> |6|7|8|
>>>> +-+-+-+
>>>>
>>>> Can you write boxcols?
>>>>
>>>> Can you write it tacitly without using a hook, fork, compose, or appose?
>>>>
>>>> Henry Rich
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