Bob - thanks, yes that's it. It does not seem to come up in a search for "format" unless it's further down than I bothered looking.
On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 10:13 AM 'robert therriault' via Programming < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Devon, > > You are probably thinking of the foreign conjunction 8!:y (Format) > > J dictionary https://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dx008.htm > > Nuvoc https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Vocabulary/Foreigns#m8 > > Cheers, bob > > > On Sep 12, 2019, at 6:57 AM, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I tried searching the wiki and noticed that there is a "printf" add-on > for > > C-like formatting. Also, I recall that there is something that uses text > > format specifiers, like '<9.3d>' or such. I know I've used it but cannot > > find the code or a reference on the J site. > > > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 12:38 AM Henry Rich <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> I'm puzzled. When you look at > >> https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Vocabulary/quoteco#dyadic , the second > >> example uses a complex x to control formatting. If you read on in the > >> detail, you see complex x used repeatedly. > >> > >> Do this: go back to that page and read carefully, especially after "More > >> Information", and especially item 2 under "Numeric y". If you still > >> think the definition of complex x is unclear, come back & we'll discuss > >> how to improve it. > >> > >> Henry Rich > >> > >> On 9/12/2019 12:04 AM, HH PackRat wrote: > >>> On 9/11/19, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> The definitive documentation of J is NuVoc > >>>> https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/NuVoc > >>>> ": is described in > >> https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Vocabulary/quoteco#dyadic > >>> and Chris Burke said essentially the same thing. > >>> > >>> I'm very familiar with the ": primitive. It was the 0j4 > >>> construction that I don't recall coming across before for numeric > >>> formatting. > >>> > >>> I would never have thought to look under imaginary numbers in NuVoc to > >>> find out how to format a numeric result for display (0j4 or 6j2, for > >>> example). Besides, the imaginary numbers section in NuVoc doesn't > >>> deal with numeric display formatting at all. I also saw it mentioned > >>> in the "Vocabulary/quoteco" section where it was used but never > >>> defined. (Based on context there, my guess is that the first digit > >>> relates to the digits to display to the left of the decimal point and > >>> that the second digit relates to the number of digits to display to > >>> the right of the decimal point. But where is that definition to be > >>> found?) As with imaginary numbers, I would never have thought to look > >>> under ": to find out about even using 0j4. > >>> > >>> So my question still stands: where do I find the definition of the > >>> type of numeric formatting such as the 0j4 construction? How would I > >>> have found it by searching the wiki if I didn't know the 0j4 type of > >>> construction in the first place? > >>> > >>> Harvey > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > >> > >> --- > >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > >> https://www.avg.com > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > > > > > -- > > > > Devon McCormick, CFA > > > > Quantitative Consultant > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA Quantitative Consultant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
