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alien.syntax: improve C-ENUM: docs

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Slava Pestov 2009-09-15 16:24:58 -05:00
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@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ HELP: C-ENUM:
{ $syntax "C-ENUM: words... ;" }
{ $values { "words" "a sequence of word names" } }
{ $description "Creates a sequence of word definitions in the current vocabulary. Each word pushes an integer according to its index in the enumeration definition. The first word pushes 0." }
{ $notes "This word emulates a C-style " { $snippet "enum" } " in Factor. While this feature can be used for any purpose, using integer constants is discouraged unless it is for interfacing with C libraries. Factor code should use symbolic constants instead." }
{ $notes "This word emulates a C-style " { $snippet "enum" } " in Factor. While this feature can be used for any purpose, using integer constants is discouraged unless it is for interfacing with C libraries. Factor code should use " { $link "words.symbol" } " or " { $link "singletons" } " instead." }
{ $examples
"The following two lines are equivalent:"
{ $code "C-ENUM: red green blue ;" ": red 0 ; : green 1 ; : blue 2 ;" }
"Here is an example enumeration definition:"
{ $code "C-ENUM: red green blue ;" }
"It is equivalent to the following series of definitions:"
{ $code "CONSTANT: red 0" "CONSTANT: green 1" "CONSTANT: blue 2" }
} ;
HELP: &: