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| function styles          = stack-based [[tacit]]
| function styles          = stack-based [[tacit]]
| numeric types            = 64-bit float
| numeric types            = 64-bit float, [[complex]] float
| Unicode support          = full
| Unicode support          = full
| released                = 2023
| released                = 2023
| developer                = Kai Schmidt
| developer                = Kai Schmidt
| latest release version  = 0.11.1 / 2024
| latest release version  = 0.12.3 / 2024
| implementation languages = [[Wikipedia:Rust (programming language)|Rust]]
| implementation languages = [[Wikipedia:Rust (programming language)|Rust]]
| source                  = [https://github.com/uiua-lang/uiua GitHub]
| source                  = [https://github.com/uiua-lang/uiua GitHub]

Latest revision as of 21:09, 28 August 2024


Uiua is a stack-based array language emphasizing tacit programming, designed by Kai Schmidt. Initially influenced strongly by BQN, Uiua has added original stack-based features and glyphs and moved to the boxed array model of SHARP APL and J. It also makes functions second-class rather than first-class to facilitate features that depend on the number of arguments functions take.

Overview

Uiua uses concatenative evaluation (a context-free grammar) with a right-to-left ordering as in Polish notation. The language supports tacit programming using stack manipulation primitives, and all complex functions must be defined this way as there is no explicit function form that allows local variables. Functions have a fixed number of input and output values, meaning the overloading of ambivalent functions is removed. Because of this, Uiua often splits APL primitives into two functions. Its primitives use Unicode glyphs including many not found in other languages. To avoid typing glyphs necessitating a keyboard layout containing these, each primitive can also be spelled using a name that consists of lowercase letters (user-defined names must have at least one uppercase letter). By default, the language formats source files when run to convert these names into the corresponding glyphs.

Like the SHARP APL family, Uiua supports only flat arrays with a homogeneous type, and has a dedicated box type for array nesting. However, arithmetic is pervasive as in the nested array model. Arithmetic also follows leading axis agreement, extended so that a length-1 axis is matched with an axis of any length by replicating along it (like the broadcasting system of Julia and NumPy). It supports character arithmetic as in BQN, as well as other primitives characteristic of BQN such as structural Under, Classify, and a Transpose that rotates the axes of its argument by one.

Primitives

Functions with unique glyphs

In Uiua, we can type in the name of the function or a part of it and when formatted, it will format the name to its corresponding Unicode Symbol, so that we don't have to use non-ASCII keyboards (or Alt-codes).

The tables below are based on Uiua version 0.12.0, with since-removed primitives taken out.

Stack

Work with the stack

Table of Stack functions in Uiua
Glyph Name Type Definition
. Duplicate Monadic 2-output function Duplicate the top value on the stack
, Over Dyadic 3-output function Duplicate the second-to-top value to the top of the stack
: Flip Dyadic 2-output function Swap the top two values on the stack
Pop Monadic 0-output function Discard the top stack value
On Monadic modifier Call a function but keep its top argument on top of the stack
But Monadic modifier Call a function but keep its last argument on top of the stack
With Monadic modifier Call a function but keep its top argument below the outputs on the stack
By Monadic modifier Duplicate a function's last argument before calling it
¨ Backward Monadic modifier Call a function with its arguments reversed
? Stack Noadic 0-output function Debug print all stack values without popping them
Trace Monadic function Debug print the top value on the stack without popping it

Constants

Push a constant value onto the stack

Table of Constants in Uiua
Glyph Name Definition
η Eta The number of radians in a quarter circle
π Pi The ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter
τ Tau The ratio of a circle's circumference to its radius
Infinity The biggest number

Monadic Pervasive

Operate on every element in an array

Table of Monadic Pervasive functions in Uiua
Glyph Name Definition
¬ Not Logical not
± Sign Numerical sign (1, ¯1, or 0)
¯ Negate Negate a number
Absolute value Get the absolute value of a number
Sqrt Take the square root of a number
Sine Get the sine of a number
Floor Round to the nearest integer towards ¯∞
Ceiling Round to the nearest integer towards
Round Round to the nearest integer

Dyadic Pervasive

Operate on every pair of elements in two arrays

Table of Dyadic Pervasive functions in Uiua
Glyph Name Definition Formats from:
= Equals Compare for equality =
Not equals Compare for inequality !=
< Less than Compare for less than <
> Greater than Compare for greater than >
Less or equal Compare for less than or equal <=
Greater or equal Compare for greater than or equal >=
+ Add Add values +
- Subtract Subtract values -
× Multiply Multiply values *
÷ Divide Divide values %
Modulus Modulo values mod
Power Raise a value to a power pow
Logarithm Get the based logarithm of a number log
Minimum/Logical And Take the minimum of two arrays (Can use for logical AND.) min
Maximum/Logical Or Take the maximum of two arrays (Can use for logical OR.) max
Atangent Take the arctangent of two numbers atan
Complex Make a complex number from imaginary and real parts com

Monadic Array

Operate on a single array

Table of Monadic Array functions in Uiua
Glyph Name Definition
Length Get the number of rows in an array
Shape Get the dimensions of an array
Range Make an array of all natural numbers less than a number
First Get the first row of an array
Reverse Reverse the rows of an array
Deshape Make an array 1-dimensional
¤ Fix Add a length-1 axis to an array
Bits Encode an array as bits (LSB-first)
Transpose Rotate the shape of an array
Rise Get the indices into an array if it were sorted ascending
Fall Get the indices into an array if it were sorted descending
Where Get indices where array values are not equal to zero
Classify Assign a unique index to each unique element in an array
Deduplicate Remove duplicate elements from an array
Unique Get a mask of the first occurrences of items in an array
Box Turn an array into a box

Dyadic Array

Operate on two arrays

Table of Dyadic Array functions in Uiua
Glyph Name Definition
Match Check if two arrays are exactly the same
Couple Combine two arrays as rows of a new array
Join Append two arrays end-to-end
Select Select multiple rows from an array
Pick Index a row or elements from an array
Reshape Change the shape of an array
Rerank Change the rank of an array's rows
Take Take the first n elements of an array
Drop Drop the first n elements of an array
Rotate Rotate the elements of an array by n
Orient Change the order of the axes of an array.
Windows The n-wise windows of an array
Keep Discard or copy some rows of an array
Find Find the occurrence's of one array in another
Member Check if each row of one array exists in another
Indexof Find the first index of each row of one array in another
Coordinate Find the first deep index of an array in another

Iterating Modifiers

Iterate and apply a function to an array or arrays

Table of Iterating Modifiers in Uiua
Glyph Name Type Definition
Each Monadic modifier Apply a function to each element of an array or arrays.
Rows Monadic modifier Apply a function to each row of an array or arrays.
Table Monadic 2-argument modifier Apply a function to each combination of rows of two arrays.
Inventory Monadic modifier Apply a function to each unboxed row of an array and re-box the results.
Repeat Monadic modifier Repeat a function a number of times
Do Dyadic modifier Repeat a function while a condition holds

Aggregating Modifiers

Apply a function to aggregate an array

Table of Aggregating Modifiers in Uiua
Glyph Name Definition
/ Reduce Apply a reducing function to an array.

For reducing with an initial value, see ∧ fold

Fold Apply a function to aggregate arrays.
\ Scan Reduce, but keep intermediate values
Group Group elements of an array into buckets by index
Partition Group sequential sections of an array
Triangle Apply a function to each shrinking row of an array

Inversion Modifiers

Work with the inverses of functions

Table of Inversion Modifiers in Uiua
Glyph Name Type Definition
° Un Monadic modifier Invert the behavior of a function
Under Dyadic modifier Apply a function under another

🌎 Planet 🪐

Advanced stack manipulation

Table of Planet modifiers in Uiua
Glyph Name Type Definition
Identity Monadic function Do nothing with one value
Gap Monadic modifier Discard the top stack value then call a function
Dip Monadic modifier Temporarily pop the top value off the stack and call a function
Both Monadic 2-argument modifier Call a function on two sets of values
Fork Dyadic modifier Call two functions on the same values
Bracket Dyadic modifier Call two functions on two distinct sets of values

Other Modifiers

Table of Other Modifiers in Uiua
Glyph Name Type Definition
Content Monadic Modifier Unbox the arguments to a function before calling it
Fill Dyadic Modifier Set the fill value for a function
Switch Dyadic modifier Call the function at the given index

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