parse-word ( string -- word )


Vocabulary
parser

Inputs
stringa string


Outputs
worda word


Word description
The vocabulary search path is searched for all words named by the string. If no words matches, an error is thrown, if one word matches, and it is already loaded, that word is returned. Otherwise throws a restartable error to let the user choose which word to use.

Errors
Throws a no-word-error if the string doesn't name a word.

Notes
This word is used to implement scan-word.

See also
scan-word

Definition