gensym ( -- word ) - Factor Documentation

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Vocabulary
words

Inputs
None

Outputs

word

Word description
Creates an uninterned word that is not equal to any other word in the system.

Examples

USING: prettyprint words ; gensym .
( gensym )

Notes
Unlike create-word, this word does not have to be called from inside with-compilation-unit.

Definition

: gensym ( -- word ) "( gensym )" <uninterned-word> ;