Isn't it the same as using reshape instead?
3 0 2 ∘.⍴ 5 1 7
5 5 5 1 1 1 7 7 7
5 5 1 1 7 7
Best,
Ala'a
On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 10:31 PM, Xiao-Yong Jin <jinxiaoy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On May 14, 2016, at 7:51 AM, David Tran <email55...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Newbie study "MasteringDyalogAPL"; got error on page #388 example:
>>
>> 3 0 2 ∘./ 5 1 7
>> SYNTAX ERROR
>> 3 0 2∘./5 1 7
>> ^ ^
>>
>> bug? ( or this is a specify feature of Dyalog and not APL2 ? )
>
> It’s documented in the info page of gnu apl. A feature (bug?) of the parser
> treats / as an operator in this case. Simple workaround would be
>
> 3 0 2 ∘.{⍺/⍵} 5 1 7
> 5 5 5 1 1 1 7 7 7
>
> 5 5 1 1 7 7
>
> I have too limited experience to say whether it is good or bad. Perhaps the
> parser should accept some exceptional cases?
>
> Best,
> Xiao-Yong
>
>
