There are several primitives where . is not a full stop. There is p.. .. &.: and .:
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Dan Bron <[email protected]> wrote: > It is better to think of "." and ":" as " ." and " :" respectively, and > that the interpreter is sometimes liberal (forgives you when you forget the > leading space in certain circumstances). > > The DoJ explictly says that space is considered a graphic or grapheme for > the purposes of spelling, and in the overwhelming number of cases in real J > programming, the leading > space is required. > > Or we can drop the "inflexion" nomenclature and accord . full status as a > letter, and consequently treat. . alone like a (single-lettered) word, just > like + . > But then how can I say ++ is 2 words, but .. is 1? Or that +. Is 1 > word but .+ is 2? > > Maybe . and : don't fit cleanly into any category. Are there any > languages where a diacritic mostly inflects a ketter, but sometimes is a > letter unto itself? If so, is there a (n English) linguistic term for such > beasts? > > -Dan > > > > Please excuse typos; composed on a handheld device. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Oleg Kobchenko <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:13:24 > To: Programming forum<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] The role of the . in J words > > I concur, a *trailing* combination of "." and ":" are part of the Token: > > &. &: &.: for. for_varname. etc > > In the leading position they play a role of a regular symbol (such as + - > etc). > > > > > > From: Markus Schmidt-Gröttrup <[email protected]> > > > > The dictionary shows how the fullstop character (.) is used under > > Spelling. So B is the answer. > > > > Markus > > > > > > > > Sherlock, Ric schrieb: > > > I am working with the maintainer of GeSHi (syntax highlighter used on > Rosetta > > Code) to improve support for J. > > > > > > As part of that process I'm seeking clarification of the role of the > fullstop > > character (.) as it appears in J words, eg: (do.) (for.) (p.) (p..) (*.) > (.) > > (.:) (..) > > > > > > Is the fullstop > > > A) a symbol to control language flow, > > > B) an integral part of the word, > > > C) some other better description? > > > > > > Or slightly differently: > > > Is the fullstop > > > A) syntax/punctuation, > > > B) spelling, > > > C) sometimes one, sometimes the other? > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Prof. Dr. M. Schmidt-Gröttrup > > Hochschule Ulm, > > Fakultät Grundlagen > > Prittwitzstr. 10, 89075 Ulm > > E-Mail: [email protected] > > Tel: +49 (0) 731 50 28036 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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
