pack: package utilities

a package is a 2-column matrix of: name, value that can be used to store nouns, or otherwise associate names and values.

A name is any character vector. pack and pdef work only when the names are proper J names.

definitions for nouns only: pk=. pack nl create package from namelist nl=. pdef pk define package

definitions for any names: text=. pk1 pcompare pk2 compare packages val=. name pget pk get value of name in package pk=. new pset old merge new and old packages pk=. nl pex pk remove namelist from package pk=. nl psel pk select namelist from package res=. packlocale locs package all nouns in locales

Name	Type	Description
pack	verb	package namelist
packlocale	verb	package locales
pcompare	verb	compare two packages
pdef	verb	package define
pex	verb	remove namelist from package
pget	verb	return value of name in package
psel	verb	select namelist from package
pset	verb	merge new into old

pack

package namelist

form:  pack 'one two three'
       pack 'one';'two';'three'

packlocale

package locales

form: packlocale locales

example: packlocale 'base';'z';'j'

each locale is packaged and forms one row of the result

pcompare

compare two packages
form: pk1 pcompare pk2

pdef

package define
form: pdef pk

pex

remove namelist from package
form: namelist pex pk

pget

return value of name in package
form: name pget pk        - return value of name in package

psel

select namelist from package
form: namelist psel pk

pset

merge new into old
form: new pset old
result has values in new, plus remaining values in old