Thomas Costigliola wrote: > This seemed a little strange to me, it does what I expect > only when executed directly and not when called as a name. ... > llchg =: (18!:4)
18!:4 is sensitive to names 18!:4 affects the context calling the name containing it as a literal expression, but its effects do not extend beyond that point. For example: a_l0_=:a_l1_=:a_l2_=:a_l3_=:'' NB. create some locales set1=:18!:4 set2=:set1 set3=:set2 18!:5'' +----+ |base| +----+ 18!:5''[18!:4<'l0' +--+ |l0| +--+ 18!:5''[set1_base_<'l1' +--+ |l1| +--+ 18!:5''[set2_base_<'l2' +--+ |l1| +--+ 18!:5''[set3_base_<'l3' +--+ |l1| +--+ In other words, 18!:4 is used directly in verbs which are intended to switch locales, and those verbs have an effect on their calling context (but no further). -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
