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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 <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>).
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 21:44, 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