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{{Built-in|Assignment|←}} allows associating a name with an [[array]] value. Some dialects also allow assignment of function and operator values using the assignment arrow. In [[defined functions]], assignment is global by default, but can be made local through explicit mention of the target name in the function header, or through dynamic [[shadow]]ing using <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⎕SHADOW</ | {{Built-in|Assignment|←}} allows associating a name with an [[array]] value. Some dialects also allow assignment of function and operator values using the assignment arrow. In [[defined functions]], assignment is global by default, but can be made local through explicit mention of the target name in the function header, or through dynamic [[shadow]]ing using <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⎕SHADOW</syntaxhighlight>. In [[dfn]]s, assignments are local by default, but can be made global by explicit mention of the target namespace. Modified/indexed/selective assignment updates the most local definition. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
===Basic usage=== | ===Basic usage=== | ||
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│1 2 3│1 2 3│ | │1 2 3│1 2 3│ | ||
└─────┴─────┘ | └─────┴─────┘ | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
===Indexed assignment=== | ===Indexed assignment=== | ||
Individual elements can be updated using index assignment: | Individual elements can be updated using index assignment: | ||
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│1│1 2 3│ | │1│1 2 3│ | ||
└─┴─────┘ | └─┴─────┘ | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
A semicolon is necessary when dealing with a [[matrix]]: | A semicolon is necessary when dealing with a [[matrix]]: | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang=apl> | <syntaxhighlight lang=apl> | ||
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0 0 5 | 0 0 5 | ||
6 7 8 | 6 7 8 | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
For higher-[[rank]] arrays, the number of semicolons needed is one less than the array rank. | For higher-[[rank]] arrays, the number of semicolons needed is one less than the array rank. | ||
===Modified assignment=== | ===Modified assignment=== | ||
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var | var | ||
43 | 43 | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>var+←1</ | <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>var+←1</syntaxhighlight> is essentially equivalent to <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>1⊣var←var+1</syntaxhighlight> except that the result is [[shy]]. | ||
===Modified indexed assignment=== | ===Modified indexed assignment=== | ||
Modified assignment can also be combined with indexed assignment: | Modified assignment can also be combined with indexed assignment: | ||
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0 x 0 | 0 x 0 | ||
0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||