JwithStrings/Converting Strings

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J with Strings: Converting Strings

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J has more than one way of storing a set of strings.

In this chapter we discuss the different ways of storing data in the form of strings, the advangages and disadvantages of the different ways, and how to convert between them.


Four different kinds of string data


Converting between different kinds of string

zulu.ijs

Mention equivalences with: boxopen, boxxopen, cutopen

Various configs of zulu (edit zulu.ijs)

phonetic 'Hallo'

cut


Defining nouns of different type in scripts using 0 : 0

0 : 0 -is a handy format for use in a script can store all kinds of string, or even num arrays.

OBS: don't need a final ')'

ss=: }: 0 : 0 NB. to drop final LF

cr'zub'

<;._1 ' alpha bravo charlie'

cuT Cut (zcut.ijs) Trailing & leading frets

crex -to read strings with embedded LFs


-- Ian Clark <<DateTime(2012-08-25T10:01:06Z)>>