Lamp

⍝ — Comment Indicator — Keystroke ALT+, (Comma) — Character 9053 or x235D

Alternate Names

This symbol is also known as comment or APL text symbol {comment} .

Usage

The lamp symbol ⍝ is used to add a comment to a typed-in line, whether an immediate execution statement given to the Session Manager or entered into the text of a function. All characters after ⍝ are ignored until the end of the line. The diamond (⋄) operator cannot be used to start a new line after a ⍝ symbol is used.

Example

      yes←10 ⋄ yes←20

      yes

20

      yes←10 ⍝ more ⋄ yes←20

      yes

10

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NARS 2000 Lang Tool Bar {{#ifeq:{{{en}}}|1||title="assign" style="border-width:thick; border-color:blue; background-color:yellow;" |←

→

bgcolor=cyan

title="assign" |←

→

}} {{#ifeq:{{{en}}}|2||title="plus" style="border-width:thick; border-color:blue; background-color:yellow;" |+

-

×

÷

*

⍟

⌹

○

!

?

√

bgcolor=cyan

title="plus" |+

-

×

÷

*

⍟

⌹

○

!

?

√

}} {{#ifeq:{{{en}}}|3||title="mod" style="border-width:thick; border-color:blue; background-color:yellow;" ||

⌈

⌊

⊥

⊤

⊣

⊢

⌈

⌊

⊥

⊤

⊣

⊢

≢

<

≤

=

≥

>

≠

bgcolor=cyan

title="match" |≡

≢

<

≤

=

≥

>

≠

}} {{#ifeq:{{{en}}}|5||title="down caret" style="border-width:thick; border-color:blue; background-color:yellow;" |∨

∧

⍱

⍲

bgcolor=cyan

title="down caret" |∨

∧

⍱

⍲

}} {{#ifeq:{{{en}}}|6||title="take" style="border-width:thick; border-color:blue; background-color:yellow;" |↑

↓

⊂

⊃

⌷

⍋

⍒

↓

⊂

⊃

⌷

⍋

⍒

∊

⍸

⍷

∪

∩

⊆

⊇

~

§

π

..

bgcolor=cyan

title="iota" |⍳

∊

⍸

⍷

∪

∩

⊆

⊇

~

§

π

..

}} {{#ifeq:{{{en}}}|8||title="comma" style="border-width:thick; border-color:blue; background-color:yellow;" |,

⍪

⍴

⌽

⊖

⍉

⍪

⍴

⌽

⊖

⍉

\

⌿

⍀

⊙

¨

⍨

⍤

⍡

⍥

⍦

.

∘

⍠

‼

⌻

∂

∫

bgcolor=cyan

title="slash" |/

\

⌿

⍀

⊙

¨

⍨

⍤

⍣

⍡

⍥

⍦

.

∘

⍠

‼

⌻

∂

∫

}} {{#ifeq:{{{en}}}|10||title="quotequad" style="border-width:thick; border-color:blue; background-color:yellow;" |⍞

⎕

⍎

⍕

⎕

⍎

⍕

⍝

∇

∆

⍙

_

⍺

⍵

bgcolor=cyan

title="diamond" |⋄

⍝

∇

∆

⍙

_

⍺

⍵

}} {{#ifeq:{{{en}}}|12||title="neg" style="border-width:thick; border-color:blue; background-color:yellow;" |¯

⍬

∞

title="neg" |¯

⍬

∞

∅

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