System Function DR

This function is available in both monadic and dyadic forms.

Monadic Function

Z←⎕DR R returns the data representation of R.

R is an arbitrary array.

Z is a numeric scalar which represents the datatype of R.

The datatypes are encoded with a unique index in the low-order two digits, and (where appropriate) the bits per element in the higher-order digits:

•  110: Boolean, one bit per element
• 1611: Character, 16 bits per element
• 6412: Integer, 64 bits per element
• 6413: Floating Point, 64 bits per element (double precision)
•   14: Rational, 16 bytes plus two 4- or 8-byte pointers plus size of limbs per element
•   15: Variable-precision Floating Point, 12 bytes plus one 4- or 8-byte pointer plus size of limbs per element
•   19: Arithmetic Progression Array, 64 bits each for the offset and multiplier
•   20: Heterogeneous, one 4- or 8-byte pointer per element
•   21: Nested, one 4- or 8-byte pointer per element

For example,

      ⎕DR 1 0 1
110
      ⎕DR ⌈/⍬
6413
      ⎕DR 2 64⍴1 — Note this is really an APA, not Boolean
19
      ⎕DR 2 64⍴1 1 — This one is Boolean because Reshape produces APAs for integer singleton right arguments only
110

Dyadic Function

Z←L ⎕DR R converts R to the datatype indicated by L.

R is an arbitrary array.

L is an integer scalar or one-element vector datatype (see the table above), or a special value (see below).

Z is R where each of the values are converted to the datatype indicated by L.

Returned value Z may alternatively be: numeric scalar, vector of numbers, or a character string - depending on what the value of left argument L was.

If the conversion is from a narrower datatype to a wider datatype, there must be exactly enough columns in the right argument to match a multiple of the size of the wider datatype. For example, when converting from character (16-bit) to integer (64-bit), the last column of the right argument must be a multiple of 4 (= 64/16); otherwise, a LENGTH ERROR is signalled.

      6412 ⎕DR 'NARS2000' — Eight 16-bit characters (=128 bits) converts to two 64-bit integers (in both NARS2000 32-bit AND 64-bit exe's since L=6412):
23362775258562638 13511005043687474

If the conversion is from a wider datatype to a narrower datatype, the number of values in the result is a multiple of the ratio of the wider datatype to the narrower datatype. For example, when converting from integer (64-bit) to character (16-bit), the last column in the result is the product of last column of the right argument and 4 (= 64/16).

For example(inverse of the example just above),

      ⍴⎕←1611 ⎕DR 23362775258562638 13511005043687474
NARS2000
8

Keep in mind how Arithmetic Progression Arrays are created and represented; they can fool both the casual programmer as well as an experienced coder. For example, one might try the following to convert from Boolean to integer:

      6412 ⎕DR 2 64⍴1     ⍝ APA created
1 0 2 64

However, this doesn't produce the expected result because this particular right argument is an APA, and not a simple Boolean vector of 1's. That is, under certain circumstances, the reshape primitive creates an APA. In this case, the APA is an array with an offset of 1, a multiplier of 0 and a shape of 2 rows and 64 cols. The usefulness of APA's in reducing data storage and processing times outweighs their sometimes added code complexity or additional insight, which may be required.

On the other hand, this expression:

      6412 ⎕DR 2 64⍴1 1   ⍝ contrast to prior example - Boolean vec created here, NOT an APA
 ¯1
 ¯1

produces the expected result because the right argument is "right upon moment of vector 1 1 creation" - Boolean.

Special Values

There are several special values you may use as a left argument to ⎕DR:

• The value 0 displays the datatype of the right argument as a text string so you don't need to remember the datatype numbers.

  For example,

        ⎕DR 0
  110
        0 ⎕DR 0
  Boolean (110):  1 bit per element
        ⎕DR 23
  6412
        0 ⎕DR 23 24
  Integer (6412):  64 bits per element
        ⎕DR 1.1
  6413
        0 ⎕DR 1.1
  Floating Point (6413):  64 bits per element
        ⎕DR 'a'
  1611
        0 ⎕DR 'a'
  Character (1611):  16 bits per element
        ⎕DR ⍳12
  19
        0 ⎕DR ⍳12
  Arithmetic Progression Array (19):  64 bit offset + 64 bit multiplier -- PV1
        0 ⎕dr 1 2 3x
  Rational (14):  arbitrary precision numerator and denominator
        0 ⎕dr 1 2 3v
  VFP (15):  variable precision mantissa, 32-bit exponent -- FPC128
        0 ⎕DR 1v64 2v64
  VFP (15):  variable precision mantissa, 32-bit exponent -- FPC64 
        0 ⎕DR 1 2v64
  VFP (15):  variable precision mantissa, 32-bit exponent -- FPC-Mixed
        0 ⎕DR ⍳¨⍳9
  Nested Array (21):  PTR bits per element
        0 ⎕DR 'a' 1
  Heterogeneous Array (20):  PTR bits per element
  

  Note that the storage format for integers (23 24 in the above examples) is 64-bits per element and APAs (⍳12) is 64-bits for both the offset and multiplier regardless of whether you are running the 32- or 64-bit version of NARS2000.

  In the last two examples, the reference to PTR means that storage format consists of pointers and is either 32- or 64-bits per element in the 32- or 64-bit version of NARS2000, respectively.

  Many times in programming - for debugging, data scrutiny or other purposes - it is very important to know exactly how the data is represented by the program. ⎕DR or Data Representation is a feature designed to allow close scrutiny of how data is stored in memory and operated on in NARS2000.

  Some arrays have properties that may be displayed by this function:

  PV0	This array is a Permutation Vector, origin-0
  PV1	This array is a Permutation Vector, origin-1
  All2s	This array consists of all 2s
  FPCnnn	This array is a VFP and all entries are represented in Precision nnn
  FPC-Mixed	This array is a VFP whose entries are represented in two or more different precisions

• The value 1 converts between hex-character and floating point computer formats. This argument makes it very useful to view representations of floating point numbers - in order to better understand numeric precisions, program storage formats, debug multi-precision floating-point math routines (by NARS developers) or examine perceived floating point issues. Because this function converts between floating point and character format, it is self-inverse.

  For example,

        ⎕PP←99
        1 ⎕DR 1.1
  3FF199999999999A
        ⍴1 ⎕DR 1.1
  16
        1 ⎕DR 1
  3FF0000000000000
        1 ⎕DR ÷3
  3FD5555555555555
        1 ⎕DR '3fd',13⍴'5'
  0.3333333333333333
        1 ⎕DR ¯∞ ∞
  FFF0000000000000
  7FF0000000000000
        1 ⎕DR '7fe',13⍴'f' ⍝ The largest positive number
  1.7976931348623157E308
        1 ⎕DR '001',13⍴'0' ⍝ The smallest positive number
  2.2250738585072014E¯308
        1 ⎕DR '801',13⍴'0' ⍝ The largest negative number
  ¯2.2250738585072014E¯308
        1 ⎕DR 'ffe',13⍴'f' ⍝ The smallest negative number
  ¯1.7976931348623157E308
  

• The value 2 converts between character and 64-bit integer. This argument makes it easy to see the representation of integers. Because this function converts between integer and character format, it is self-inverse.

  For example,

        2 ⎕DR ¯1
  FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
        2 ⎕DR 16⍴'f'
  ¯1
        2 ⎕DR '7',15⍴'f' ⍝ The largest positive integer
  9223372036854775807
        2 ⎕DR '8',15⍴'0' ⍝ The smallest negative integer
  ¯9223372036854775808
        2 ⎕DR 9223372036854775807 ¯9223372036854775808
  7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
  8000000000000000
  

• The value 3 returns the precision of the right argument array as a simple scalar.

  For example,

        3 ⎕DR 0 1
  1
        3 ⎕DR ⍳3
  64
        3 ⎕DR ÷2 3
  64
        3 ⎕DR ÷2 3x
  ∞
        3 ⎕DR 2.3v ⍝ Returns the value of ⎕FPC when the constant was tokenized
  128
        3 ⎕DR 1v64
  64
        3 ⎕DR 'a'
  0
        3 ⎕DR 'a' 1
  0
        3 ⎕DR ⊂1 2
  0
  

A Word of Caution

This system function allows you to create special numbers we don't support in that no other primitive generates these numbers and the behavior of all other primitives on these numbers is undefined. Examples of such special numbers include Quiet NaNs, Signaling NaNs, Negative Zero, and Denormals. If the system doesn't behave as you expect when using these special numbers, don't be surprised.

For example,

      ⎕CT←0 ⋄ ⎕PP←99
      6413 ⎕DR ¯64↑1
¯0
      QNaN←6413 ⎕DR ¯64↑13⍴1 — A Quiet NaN (Not a Number)
      1 ⎕DR QNaN
FFF8000000000000
      QNaN=QNaN
0
      1 ⎕DR '000fffffffffffff' — The largest positive denormal
2.225073858507201E¯308
      1 ⎕DR '0000000000000001' — The smallest positive denormal
5E¯324

See also System Variable ⎕CT and System Variable ⎕PP.

Note: ⎕DR is available as both a monadic and dyadic form system function, you cannot assign a value to it.

System Variables (A value may be assigned to these except for ⎕DM)
⎕ALX	⎕CT	⎕DM	⎕DT	⎕ELX	⎕FC	⎕FEATURE	⎕FPC	⎕IC	⎕IO
⎕LR	⎕LX	⎕PP	⎕PR	⎕PW	⎕RL	⎕SA	⎕WSID
Niladic System Functions (a value cannot be assigned to these)
⎕A	⎕AV	⎕EM	⎕ET	⎕LC	⎕NNAMES	⎕NNUMS	⎕SI	⎕SYSID	⎕SYSVER
⎕T	⎕TC	⎕TCBEL	⎕TCBS	⎕TCESC	⎕TCFF	⎕TCHT	⎕TCLF	⎕TCNL	⎕TCNUL
⎕TS	⎕WA
Monadic or dyadic system functions (a value cannot be assigned to these)
⎕AT	⎕CR	⎕DC	⎕DFT	⎕DL	⎕DR	⎕EA	⎕EC	⎕ERROR	⎕ES
⎕EX	⎕FMT	⎕FX	⎕MF	⎕NAPPEND	⎕NC	⎕NCREATE	⎕NERASE	⎕NINFO	⎕NL
⎕NLOCK	⎕NREAD	⎕NRENAME	⎕NREPLACE	⎕NRESIZE	⎕NSIZE	⎕NTIE	⎕NUNTIE	⎕STOP	⎕TF
⎕TRACE	⎕UCS	⎕VR
Note that quad functions and variables (except for the ⎕A family of functions) are case insensitive

See Also
System Commands	System Variables and Functions	Operators

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