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{{Built-in|Materialise|⌷}} is a [[monadic]] [[primitive function]] which tries to cast the [[argument]] (which can be any object) into an APL array. If the argument is already an array, it is returned unmodified. It is only available in [[Dyalog APL]], which supports classes and .NET objects. Materialise shares its [[glyph]] < | {{Built-in|Materialise|⌷}} is a [[monadic]] [[primitive function]] which tries to cast the [[argument]] (which can be any object) into an APL array. If the argument is already an array, it is returned unmodified. It is only available in [[Dyalog APL]], which supports classes and .NET objects. Materialise shares its [[glyph]] <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⌷</syntaxhighlight> with [[Index (function)|Index]]. | ||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
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Dyalog APL allows the user to define a class, which looks like the following: | Dyalog APL allows the user to define a class, which looks like the following: | ||
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:Class cl | :Class cl | ||
:Property Default thing | :Property Default thing | ||
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If one property is declared as default, Materialise returns the value of the default property. | If one property is declared as default, Materialise returns the value of the default property. | ||
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⊢cl ⍝ It is an object | ⊢cl ⍝ It is an object | ||
#.cl | #.cl | ||
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Materialise can also be used on a .NET collection, which returns the underlying array of data. | Materialise can also be used on a .NET collection, which returns the underlying array of data. | ||
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ba←⎕NEW System.Collections.BitArray(⊂1 0 1 1 0) | ba←⎕NEW System.Collections.BitArray(⊂1 0 1 1 0) | ||
⍬≡⍴ba ⍝ ba itself is a scalar object | ⍬≡⍴ba ⍝ ba itself is a scalar object | ||
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Materialise is the same as [[Identity]] for APL arrays. | Materialise is the same as [[Identity]] for APL arrays. | ||
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(⌷≡⊢) 1 2 3 4 5 | (⌷≡⊢) 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
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