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{{Built-in|Reverse Compose|⍛}}, also known as '''Before''', is a [[primitive operator]] closely related to [[Beside]] (<source lang=apl inline>∘</source>), also known as ''After''. Called [[dyad|dyadically]] with function operands <source lang=apl inline>f</source> and <source lang=apl inline>g</source>, it uses <source lang=apl inline>f</source> [[monad|monadically]] to pre-processes the left argument before applying <source lang=apl inline>g</source> between the pre-processed left argument and the given right argument. <source lang=apl inline>X f⍛g Y</source> is thus equivalent to <source lang=apl inline>(f X) g Y</source>. The operator can be defined as the [[dop]] <source lang=apl inline>{(⍺⍺ ⍺) ⍵⍵ ⍵}</source>.
{{Built-in|Reverse Compose|⍛}} is a [[primitive operator]] closely related to [[Beside]] (<source lang=apl inline>∘</source>), which appears in [[Extended Dyalog APL]] and [[dzaima/APL]]. Called [[dyad|dyadically]] with function operands <source lang=apl inline>f</source> and <source lang=apl inline>g</source>, it uses <source lang=apl inline>f</source> [[monad|monadically]] to pre-processes the left argument before applying <source lang=apl inline>g</source> between the pre-processed left argument and the given right argument. <source lang=apl inline>X f⍛g Y</source> is thus equivalent to <source lang=apl inline>(f X) g Y</source>. The operator can be defined as the [[dop]] <source lang=apl inline>{(⍺⍺ ⍺) ⍵⍵ ⍵}</source>. This dyadic definition matches the [[hook]] function Before, represented as <code>⊸</code> in [[BQN]].


Reverse compose was introduced in [[Extended Dyalog APL]], and then adopted into [[dzaima/APL]]. Its [[dyadic]] case matches [[I]]'s Hook (<code>h</code>), which is a reflected form of a [[J]] [[Hook]], while Backhook (<code>H</code>) matches the ordinary [[Hook]] or [[Compose]]: because I's [[precedence]] order is left to right, it considers the "reversed" APL form to be primary. The [[monadic]] case was discussed for a while in the [[APL Orchard]].<ref>[[Adám Brudzewsky]]. Message {{M|60006135}}ff. [[APL Orchard]]. 29 Dec 2021.</ref> To be completely consistent with the other [[compositional operators|function composition]], the left "leg" would be removed, making <source lang=apl inline>f⍛g Y</source> be equivalent to <source lang=apl inline>g Y</source>. However, this would never apply <source lang=apl inline>f</source> and would questionably be called a ''composition'' of <source lang=apl inline>f</source> and <source lang=apl inline>g</source>. Instead, it was concluded that the best solution would be to have <source lang=apl inline>f⍛g Y</source> be a [[hook]], <source lang=apl inline>f⍛g⍨Y</source>, that is, <source lang=apl inline>f⍛g</source>{{←→}}<source lang=apl inline>f⍛g⍨⍨</source>{{←→}}<source lang=apl inline>g⍨∘f⍨</source>.
Unlike Before, the [[monad]]ic case of Reverse Compose has differed across implementations. When introduced by [[Extended Dyalog APL]], <source lang=apl inline>f⍛g Y</source> evaluated to <source lang=apl inline>g Y</source>, but [[Adám Brudzewsky|Brudzewsky]]'s later Dyalog APL Vision defines<ref>[https://github.com/abrudz/dyalog_vision/blob/main/JotUnderbar.aplo JotUnderbar.aplo]</ref> it to be <source lang=apl inline>Y f g Y</source>, matching Before. This later definition might also be written <source lang=apl inline>f⍛g</source>{{←→}}<source lang=apl inline>f⍛g⍨⍨</source>{{←→}}<source lang=apl inline>g⍨∘f⍨</source>. In [[dzaima/APL]] the monadic case is simply an error.


== Common usage ==
== Common usage ==

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