Hi Skip, I did a search with the finder on my mac for the text "rand11=" and those were two of the files that were shown to contain it. It is the trick that I use to find the origins of verbs that don't show up in the usual ways.
Cheers, bob > On Oct 29, 2017, at 12:23 AM, 'Skip Cave' via Programming > <programm...@jsoftware.com> wrote: > > Bob, thanks for the link. > I searched the jsoftware.com website for the rand11 verb, and none of the > hits showed the code, or what package the function might be in. I just > found a brief description, with no indication what package the verb might > be in: > > rand11 random <http://www.jsoftware.com/docs/help602/user/script_random.htm> > v generate y random numbers in interval (_1,1) > Where does one find the list all the packages that are included in the J > distribution, both standard & optional, along with the verbs in each > package. Suppose I know the name of a verb in some package (usually from > reading someone's code), how do I know which package that verb is in, and > whether the package must be "loaded" (like stats), or "required" (like > plot). > > Skip > > > > > > Skip Cave > Cave Consulting LLC > > On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 1:20 AM, robert therriault <bobtherria...@mac.com> > wrote: > >> I found it in j602 in this path ~/j602/system/packages/stats/random.ijs >> >> setrl=: 9!:1 >> >> deal=: (# ? #) : (? #) { ] >> dealx=: ] #: ?~ : ? & (*/) >> toss=: ? @ (# #) { ] >> tossx=: ] #: (?@# */) >> rand01=: ?@$ 0: >> rand11=: <: @: +: @: rand01 >> >> and it remains in the newest version of the j beta >> ~/j64-806/addons/stats/base/random.ijs although with more documentation >> >> cocurrent 'z' >> >> setrl=: 9!:1 NB. set random link >> >> deal=: (# ? #) : (? #) { ] NB. deal x items from y (no repetition) >> dealx=: ] #: ?~ : ? & (*/) NB. deal x items from shape y (no repetition) >> toss=: ? @ (# #) { ] NB. pick x items from y (with replacement) >> tossx=: ] #: (?@# */) NB. pick x items from shape y (with >> replacement) >> rand01=: ?@$ 0: NB. generate y random numbers in interval (0,1) >> rand11=: <: @: +: @: rand01 NB. generate y random numbers in interval >> (_1,1) >> >> >> Cheers, bob >> >> >> >> >>> On Oct 28, 2017, at 10:46 PM, 'Skip Cave' via Programming < >> programm...@jsoftware.com> wrote: >>> >>> I found this verb description in the Jsoftware website" >>> >>> rand11 random <http://www.jsoftware.com/docs/help602/user/script_ >> random.htm> >>> v generate y random numbers in interval (_1,1) >>> >>> Bu I can't find the actual code implementing the rand11 function >> anywhere >>> on the Jsoftware site. Can anyone point me to the code? >>> >>> Skip >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
