Since x: converts a float to a rat you'd expect that x:^:_1 converts a rat to a float. And it does:
x:^:_1 ]1r3 0.333333 For coding convenience _1&x: does the same: _1 x: 1r3 0.333333 On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 7:28 AM, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > How best should I coerce (if that's an appropriate word to use in a J > context) a noun which possibly contains a rational, eg 1r3, to the > nearest floating-point number? > ...So that it outputs as 0.333333 instead of 1r3 ? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
