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- \ DEFERS.HLP help definitions for DEFERS type words Tom Zimmer
-
- DEFERS ( <name> --- )
- installs the contents of a defered word in the current definition
- being defined. This is used to build a chain of words to be
- performed.
-
- Here is an example of how to build a DEFERS chain:
-
- DEFER FUNC ' NOOP IS FUNC
-
- : FUNCTION1 ( --- )
- DEFERS FUNC
- ... THE DEFINITION ... ; ' FUNCTION1 IS FUNC
-
- : FUNCTION2 ( --- )
- DEFERS FUNC
- ... THE DEFINITION ... ; ' FUNCTION2 IS FUNC
-
- Now if you were to use SEE on FUNCTION1 is would look like this:
-
- : FUNCTION1 NOOP ... THE DEFINITION ... ;
-
- And also on FUNCTION2:
-
- : FUNCTION2 FUNCTION1 ... THE DEFINITION ... ;
-
- As you can see whatever was currently in FUNC got compiled into
- the new definition being created. The result of the above technique
- is that each new function added to the chain, is performed after
- all of the previous functions have been performed. Truely a chain.
-
- UNDEFER <name> ( -- )
- This is sort of an undo for DEFERS. UNDEFER removes one level from
- the chain of a defered word. Must be used with EXTREME caution,
- as there is no protection from trying to use it at the wrong time
- in the wrong place. YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN with this one. See also
- DEFERS above.
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