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When tracing errors within a line containing diamonds, statements to the right of the caret have not yet been executed.
When tracing errors within a line containing diamonds, statements to the right of the caret have not yet been executed.


In Iverson's Dictionary of APL [https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/APLDictionary1.htm#3e] he states "expressions using the statement separator (<syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⋄</syntaxhighlight>) can be mimicked by expressions using the verb left [Identity]. The primary difference is that the separation imposed by ⊣ follows the normal rules for order of execution." APL 700 uses a semicolon to achieve the same effect as the left (<syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⊣</syntaxhighlight>).
In Iverson's Dictionary of APL [https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/APLDictionary1.htm#3e] he states "expressions using the statement separator (<syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⋄</syntaxhighlight>) can be mimicked by expressions using the verb left [Identity]. The primary difference is that the separation imposed by <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline></syntaxhighlight> follows the normal rules for order of execution." APL 700 uses a semicolon to achieve the same effect as the left (<syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⊣</syntaxhighlight>).


=== Documentation ===
=== Documentation ===

Revision as of 21:33, 10 November 2022

Statement Separator () often called by the name of its glyph Diamond, allows you to place multiple statements on a single line. It works both inside a function and directly within the interpreter.

It is important to note that using a Statement Separator() forces the interpreter to read from left to right. Each separated statement will be read as if it is on it's own line.

When tracing errors within a line containing diamonds, statements to the right of the caret have not yet been executed.

In Iverson's Dictionary of APL [1] he states "expressions using the statement separator () can be mimicked by expressions using the verb left [Identity]. The primary difference is that the separation imposed by follows the normal rules for order of execution." APL 700 uses a semicolon to achieve the same effect as the left ().

Documentation