SYMBOLS: - Factor Documentation

Vocabulary
syntax

Syntax

SYMBOLS: words... ;

Inputs and outputs

words

a sequence of new words to define

Word description
Creates a new symbol for every token until the ;.

Examples

USING: prettyprint ;
IN: scratchpad
SYMBOLS: foo bar baz ;
foo . bar . baz .
foo
bar
baz

See also
define-symbol, SYMBOL:

Definition

USING: kernel lexer parser words words.symbol ;

IN: syntax

SYNTAX: SYMBOLS:
    ";"
    [ create-in [ reset-generic ] [ define-symbol ] bi ]
    each-token ;

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