scan-word ( -- word )
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Vocabulary
parser

Inputs
None

Outputs

word

a word

Word description
Reads the next token from parser input. If the token is a valid number literal, it is converted to a number, otherwise the vocabulary search path is searched for a word named by the token.

Errors
Throws an error if the token does not name a word or end of file is reached.

Notes
This word should only be called from parsing words.

See also
parse-word

Definition

USING: lexer ;

IN: parser

: scan-word ( -- word ) ?scan-token parse-word ;