Re: s>number? beginner question

Bernd Paysan <[email protected]> Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:49:32 +0100

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Am Donnerstag, 5. März 2020, 10:35:07 CET schrieb Robert Sander:
> Hi,
> 
> could somebody explain why I only get three cells with zeroes when
> using s>number?
> 
> Example:
> 
> " 123" s>number? .s <3> 0 0 0  ok 3

The standard word for strings is S" with space and then the string.

s" 123" s>number? .s <3> 123 0 -1  ok 3

The non-standard extension with the string recognizer you are using doesn't 
need the space, and includes it in the string when you have it there.

"123" s>number? .s <3> 123 0 -1  ok 3

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