In addition to being named, it has also to do with whether the 18!:4 is on top level, but not whether it's tacit (retains changed locale Y/N):
v=: 3 : '18!:4<y' NB. Y - explicit/named/top v=: [: 18!:4 < NB. Y - tacit/named/top 3 : '18!:4<y' 'zz' NB. Y - explicit/unnamed/top ([: 18!:4 <) 'zz' NB. Y - tacit/unnamed/top v=: 3 : 'coclass<y' NB. N - explicit/named/non-top v=: [: coclass < NB. N - tacit/named/non-top 3 : 'coclass<y' 'zz' NB. Y - explicit/unnamed/non-top ([: coclass <) 'zz' NB. Y - tacit/unnamed/non-top Full session: v=: 3 : '18!:4<y' v 'zz' coname'' +--+ |zz| +--+ cocurrent 'base' v=: [: 18!:4 < v 'zz' coname'' +--+ |zz| +--+ cocurrent 'base' 3 : '18!:4<y' 'zz' coname'' +--+ |zz| +--+ cocurrent 'base' ([: 18!:4 <) 'zz' coname'' +--+ |zz| +--+ cocurrent 'base' v=: 3 : 'coclass<y' v 'zz' coname'' +----+ |base| +----+ v=: [: coclass < v 'zz' coname'' +----+ |base| +----+ 3 : 'coclass<y' 'zz' coname'' +--+ |zz| +--+ cocurrent 'base' ([: coclass <) 'zz' coname'' +--+ |zz| +--+ --- Henry Rich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > JfC Ch 29, Changing the Current Locale, says: > > Whenever a named entity finishes execution, the locale is restored > to its original value, even if the entity changed the current locale. > > Henry Rich > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Thomas Costigliola > > Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 1:56 PM > > To: Programming forum > > Subject: [Jprogramming] Strange Locale Behavior > > > > This seemed a little strange to me, it does what I expect > > only when executed directly and not when called as a name. > > Here is my session. > > > > llcur =: (18!:5)@(''"_) > > llnew =: (18!:3)@(''"_) > > llchg =: (18!:4) > > > > (][ [EMAIL PROTECTED])@llcur > > (] [ [EMAIL PROTECTED])@llcur > > +---------------------+-+-----+ > > |+-+-+---------------+|@|llcur| > > ||]|[|+-----+-+-----+|| | | > > || | ||llchg|@|llnew||| | | > > || | |+-----+-+-----+|| | | > > |+-+-+---------------+| | | > > +---------------------+-+-----+ > > (] [ ([EMAIL PROTECTED]))@llcur > > > > > > (][ [EMAIL PROTECTED])@llcur'' > > +----+ > > |base| > > +----+ > > llcur'' > > |value error: llcur > > | llcur'' > > 18!:5'' > > +-+ > > |1| > > +-+ > > 18!:4<'base' > > > > NB. THAT IS WHAT I EXPECTED TO HAPPEN... > > NB. BUT WHEN I ASSIGN IT TO A NAME... > > > > NewLocale =: (][ [EMAIL PROTECTED])@llcur > > > > 18!:1]1 > > +-+-+-+ > > |0|1|2| > > +-+-+-+ > > > > NewLocale'' > > +----+ > > |base| > > +----+ > > llcur'' > > +----+ > > |base| > > +----+ > > > > 18!:1]1 > > +-+-+-+-+ > > |0|1|2|3| > > +-+-+-+-+ > > > > NB. IT DID NOT CHANGE LOCALES, > > NB. BUT IT DID CREATE ONE! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
