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syntax-docs: improve descriptions for GENERIC: and GENERIC#:

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Alexander Iljin 2017-10-17 23:58:35 +03:00 committed by John Benediktsson
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@ -671,16 +671,16 @@ HELP: NAN:
HELP: GENERIC:
{ $syntax "GENERIC: word ( stack -- effect )" }
{ $values { "word" "a new word to define" } }
{ $description "Defines a new generic word in the current vocabulary. Initially, it contains no methods, and thus will throw a " { $link no-method } " error when called." } ;
{ $description "Defines a new generic word in the current vocabulary. The word dispatches on the topmost stack element. Initially it contains no methods, and thus will throw a " { $link no-method } " error when called." } ;
HELP: GENERIC#:
{ $syntax "GENERIC#: word n ( stack -- effect )" }
{ $values { "word" "a new word to define" } { "n" "the stack position to dispatch on" } }
{ $description "Defines a new generic word which dispatches on the " { $snippet "n" } "th most element from the top of the stack in the current vocabulary. Initially, it contains no methods, and thus will throw a " { $link no-method } " error when called." }
{ $description "Defines a new generic word in the current vocabulary. The word dispatches on the " { $snippet "n" } "th element from the top of the stack. Initially it contains no methods, and thus will throw a " { $link no-method } " error when called." }
{ $notes
"The following two definitions are equivalent:"
{ $code "GENERIC: foo ( obj -- )" }
{ $code "GENERIC#: foo 0 ( obj -- )" }
{ $code "GENERIC: foo ( x y z obj -- )" }
{ $code "GENERIC#: foo 0 ( x y z obj -- )" }
} ;
HELP: MATH: