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L. y

Level Of

Rank Infinity -- operates on x and y as a whole -- WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

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The greatest level of nesting of a boxed noun, or 0 if unboxed.

   L. 0$a:
0
   L. 1 2 3
0
   L. <,1
1
   L. (<,1),(<<,2)
2
   L. (<,1),(<<,2),(<<<,3)
3

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Common Uses

Use boxopen to detect whether argument y is already boxed

boxopen=: <^:(L. = 0:)   NB. box y-arg if it is open or empty, but not otherwise

boxopen is a

• Standard Library word(s) residing in the 'z'-locale
• Defined in the factory script stdlib.ijs which is located in  ~system/main/stdlib.ijs
• View the definition(s) in a JQt session by entering:  open '~system/main/stdlib.ijs'

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Use These Combinations

Combinations using L. y that have exceptionally good performance include:

What it does	Type; Precisions; Ranks	Syntax	Variants; Restrictions	Benefits; Bug Warnings
Check boxing level		x (< L.) y	also <: > >:	Stops processing y early if possible

Related Primitives

Level At (u L: n), Spread (u S: n)

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