Type numbers
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Corresponding to every built-in class is a built-in type number. An object can be asked for its built-in type number:
tag ( object -- n )


Built-in type numbers can be converted to classes, and vice versa:
type>class ( n -- class )

type-number ( class -- n )

num-types


See also
Built-in classes