Strand Assignment
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| A1 A2 ... An are assignable names, R is a scalar or vector. | ||||
| If 1<⍴⍴R, signal a RANK ERROR. | ||||
| If R is a scalar or one element vector, its item is assigned to each name, as in Ai←⊃⍬⍴R. | ||||
| Otherwise, assume there are n names in the list: | ||||
| If n≠⍴R, signal a LENGTH ERROR. | ||||
| Otherwise, each successive item of R is assigned to each successive name, as in Ai←i⊃R. |
For example, (A B C)←⊂⍳3 is shorthand for A←B←C←⍳3. In contrast, (A B C)←⍳3 is shorthand for A←1 ⋄ B←2 ⋄ C←3.
Note that (A B)←B A is a simple and efficient way to swap the values of the two names.
