Help lint fixes for stricter help lint
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@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ ARTICLE: { "concurrency" "synchronous-sends" } "Synchronous sends"
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{ $subsection reply-synchronous }
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"An example:"
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{ $example
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"USING: concurrency.messaging kernel threads ;"
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"USING: concurrency.messaging kernel prettyprint threads ;"
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"IN: scratchpad"
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": pong-server ( -- )"
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" receive [ \"pong\" ] dip reply-synchronous ;"
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"[ pong-server t ] \"pong-server\" spawn-server"
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@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ $nl
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"For example, we'd like it to identify the following as a palindrome:"
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{ $code "\"A man, a plan, a canal: Panama.\"" }
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"However, right now, the simplistic algorithm we use says this is not a palindrome:"
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{ $example "\"A man, a plan, a canal: Panama.\" palindrome?" "f" }
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{ $unchecked-example "\"A man, a plan, a canal: Panama.\" palindrome?" "f" }
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"We would like it to output " { $link t } " there. We can encode this requirement with a unit test that we add to " { $snippet "palindrome-tests.factor" } ":"
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{ $code "[ t ] [ \"A man, a plan, a canal: Panama.\" palindrome? ] unit-test" }
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"If you now run unit tests, you will see a unit test failure:"
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"Start by pushing a character on the stack; notice that characters are really just integers:"
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{ $code "CHAR: a" }
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"Now, use the " { $link Letter? } " word to test if it is an alphabetical character, upper or lower case:"
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{ $example "Letter? ." "t" }
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{ $unchecked-example "Letter? ." "t" }
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"This gives the expected result."
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$nl
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"Now try with a non-alphabetical character:"
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{ $code "CHAR: #" }
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{ $example "Letter? ." "f" }
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{ $unchecked-example "Letter? ." "f" }
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"What we want to do is given a string, remove all characters which do not match the " { $link Letter? } " predicate. Let's push a string on the stack:"
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{ $code "\"A man, a plan, a canal: Panama.\"" }
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"Now, place a quotation containing " { $link Letter? } " on the stack; quoting code places it on the stack instead of executing it immediately:"
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}
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"In a word with locals, literals expand into code which constructs the literal, and so every invocation pushes a new object:"
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{ $example
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"USE: locals"
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"IN: scratchpad"
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"TUPLE: person first-name last-name ;"
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":: ordinary-word-test ( -- tuple )"
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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ARTICLE: "complex-numbers-zero" "Embedding of real numbers in complex numbers"
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"Constructing a complex number with an imaginary component equal to an integer zero simply returns the real number corresponding to the real component:"
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{ $example "USING: math prettyprint ;" "C{ 1 2 } C{ 3 -2 } + ." "4" }
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"Constructing a complex number with an imaginary component equal to floating point zero will still output a new complex number, however:"
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{ $example "USING: math prettyprint ;" "C{ 0.0 2.0 } C{ 0.0 1.0 } * ." "C{ 2.0 0.0 }" }
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{ $example "USING: math prettyprint ;" "C{ 0.0 2.0 } C{ 0.0 1.0 } * ." "C{ -2.0 0.0 }" }
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"Unlike math, where all real numbers are also complex numbers, Factor only considers a number to be a complex number if its imaginary part is non-zero. However, complex number operations are fully supported for real numbers; they are treated as having an imaginary part of zero." ;
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ARTICLE: "complex-numbers" "Complex numbers"
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@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ ARTICLE: "math.libm" "C standard library math functions"
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"The words in the " { $vocab-link "math.libm" } " vocabulary call C standard library math functions. They are used to implement words in the " { $vocab-link "math.functions" } " vocabulary."
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$nl
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"They can be called directly, however there is little reason to do so, since they only implement real-valued functions, and in some cases place restrictions on the domain:"
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{ $example "2 acos ." "C{ 0.0 1.316957896924817 }" }
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{ $example "2 facos ." "0.0/0.0" }
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{ $example "USE: math.functions" "2 acos ." "C{ 0.0 1.316957896924817 }" }
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{ $example "USE: math.libm" "2 facos ." "0.0/0.0" }
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"Trigonometric functions:"
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{ $subsection fcos }
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{ $subsection fsin }
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ARTICLE: "inference-combinators" "Combinator stack effects"
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"Without further information, one cannot say what the stack effect of " { $link call } " is; it depends on the given quotation. If the inferencer encounters a " { $link call } " without further information, a " { $link literal-expected } " error is raised."
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{ $example "[ dup call ] infer." "... an error ..." }
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{ $example "[ dup call ] infer." "Literal value expected\n\nType :help for debugging help." }
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"On the other hand, the stack effect of applying " { $link call } " to a literal quotation or a " { $link curry } " of a literal quotation is easy to compute; it behaves as if the quotation was substituted at that point:"
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{ $example "[ [ 2 + ] call ] infer." "( object -- object )" }
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"Consider a combinator such as " { $link keep } ". The combinator itself does not have a stack effect, because it applies " { $link call } " to a potentially arbitrary quotation. However, since the combinator is declared " { $link POSTPONE: inline } ", a given usage of it can have a stack effect:"
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"Here is an example where the stack effect cannot be inferred:"
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{ $code ": foo 0 [ + ] ;" "[ foo reduce ] infer." }
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"However if " { $snippet "foo" } " was declared " { $link POSTPONE: inline } ", everything would work, since the " { $link reduce } " combinator is also " { $link POSTPONE: inline } ", and the inferencer can see the literal quotation value at the point it is passed to " { $link call } ":"
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{ $example ": foo 0 [ + ] ; inline" "[ foo reduce ] infer." "( object -- object )" } ;
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{ $example ": foo 0 [ + ] ; inline" "[ foo reduce ] infer." "( object -- object )" }
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"Passing a literal quotation on the data stack through an inlined recursive combinator nullifies its literal status. For example, the following will not infer:"
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{ $example
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"[ [ reverse ] swap [ reverse ] map swap call ] infer." "Literal value expected\n\nType :help for debugging help."
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}
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"To make this work, pass the quotation on the retain stack instead:"
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{ $example
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"[ [ reverse ] [ [ reverse ] map ] dip call ] infer." "( object -- object )"
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} ;
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ARTICLE: "inference-branches" "Branch stack effects"
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"Conditionals such as " { $link if } " and combinators built on " { $link if } " present a problem, in that if the two branches leave the stack at a different height, it is not clear what the stack effect should be. In this case, inference throws a " { $link unbalanced-branches-error } "."
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$nl
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"If a recursive word takes quotation parameters from the stack and calls them, it must be declared " { $link POSTPONE: inline } " (as documented in " { $link "inference-combinators" } ") as well as " { $link POSTPONE: recursive } "."
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$nl
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"Furthermore, the input parameters which are quotations must be annotated in the stack effect. For example,"
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{ $see loop }
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"An inline recursive word cannot pass a quotation through the recursive call. For example, the following will not infer:"
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{ $code ": foo ( a b c -- d e f ) [ f foo drop ] when 2dup call ; inline" "[ 1 [ 1+ ] foo ] infer." }
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"Furthermore, the input parameters which are quotations must be annotated in the stack effect. For example, the following will not infer:"
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{ $example ": bad ( quot -- ) [ call ] keep foo ; inline recursive" "[ [ ] bad ] infer." "Literal value expected\n\nType :help for debugging help." }
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"The following is correct:"
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{ $example ": good ( quot: ( -- ) -- ) [ call ] keep good ; inline recursive" "[ [ ] good ] infer." "( -- )" }
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"An inline recursive word cannot pass a quotation on the data stack through the recursive call. For example, the following will not infer:"
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{ $example ": bad ( ? quot: ( ? -- ) -- ) 2dup [ not ] dip bad call ; inline recursive" "[ [ drop ] bad ] infer." "Literal value expected\n\nType :help for debugging help." }
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"However a small change can be made:"
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{ $example ": foo ( a b c -- d ) [ 2dup f foo drop ] when call ; inline" "[ 1 [ 1+ ] t foo ] infer." "( -- object )" }
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{ $example ": good ( ? quot: ( ? -- ) -- ) [ good ] 2keep [ not ] dip call ; inline recursive" "[ [ drop ] good ] infer." "( object -- )" }
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"An inline recursive word must have a fixed stack effect in its base case. The following will not infer:"
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{ $code
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": foo ( quot ? -- ) [ f foo ] [ call ] if ; inline"
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@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ARTICLE: "enums" "Enumerations"
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{ $subsection enum }
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{ $subsection <enum> }
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"Inverting a permutation using enumerations:"
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{ $example "USING: assocs sorting prettyprint ;" ": invert <enum> >alist sort-values keys ;" "{ 2 0 4 1 3 } invert ." "{ 1 3 0 4 2 }" } ;
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{ $example "USING: assocs sorting prettyprint ;" "IN: scratchpad" ": invert ( perm -- perm' )" " <enum> >alist sort-values keys ;" "{ 2 0 4 1 3 } invert ." "{ 1 3 0 4 2 }" } ;
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HELP: enum
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{ $class-description "An associative structure which wraps a sequence and maps integers to the corresponding elements of the sequence."
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{ $subsection singleton-class? }
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{ $subsection singleton-class } ;
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HELP: SINGLETON:
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{ $syntax "SINGLETON: class" }
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{ $values
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{ "class" "a new singleton to define" }
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}
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{ $description
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"Defines a new singleton class. The class word itself is the sole instance of the singleton class."
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}
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{ $examples
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{ $example "USING: classes.singleton kernel io ;" "IN: scratchpad" "SINGLETON: foo\nGENERIC: bar ( obj -- )\nM: foo bar drop \"a foo!\" print ;\nfoo bar" "a foo!" }
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} ;
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HELP: define-singleton-class
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{ $values { "word" "a new word" } }
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{ $description
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"Here is an array containing the " { $link f } " class:"
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{ $example "{ POSTPONE: f } ." "{ POSTPONE: f }" }
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"The " { $link f } " object is an instance of the " { $link f } " class:"
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{ $example "f class ." "POSTPONE: f" }
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{ $example "USE: classes" "f class ." "POSTPONE: f" }
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"The " { $link f } " class is an instance of " { $link word } ":"
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{ $example "\\ f class ." "word" }
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{ $example "USE: classes" "\\ f class ." "word" }
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"On the other hand, " { $link t } " is just a word, and there is no class which it is a unique instance of."
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{ $example "t \\ t eq? ." "t" }
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"Many words which search collections confuse the case of no element being present with an element being found equal to " { $link f } ". If this distinction is imporant, there is usually an alternative word which can be used; for example, compare " { $link at } " with " { $link at* } "." ;
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ARTICLE: "integers" "Integers"
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{ $subsection integer }
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"Integers come in two varieties -- fixnums and bignums. Fixnums fit in a machine word and are faster to manipulate; if the result of a fixnum operation is too large to fit in a fixnum, the result is upgraded to a bignum. Here is an example where two fixnums are multiplied yielding a bignum:"
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{ $example "134217728 class ." "fixnum" }
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{ $example "128 class ." "fixnum" }
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{ $example "USE: classes" "134217728 class ." "fixnum" }
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{ $example "USE: classes" "128 class ." "fixnum" }
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{ $example "134217728 128 * ." "17179869184" }
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{ $example "134217728 128 * class ." "bignum" }
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{ $example "USE: classes" "1 128 shift class ." "bignum" }
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"Integers can be entered using a different base; see " { $link "syntax-numbers" } "."
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$nl
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"Integers can be tested for, and real numbers can be converted to integers:"
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"Math operations obey certain numerical upgrade rules. If one of the inputs is a bignum and the other is a fixnum, the latter is first coerced to a bignum; if one of the inputs is a float, the other is coerced to a float."
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$nl
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"Two examples where you should note the types of the inputs and outputs:"
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{ $example "3 >fixnum 6 >bignum * class ." "bignum" }
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{ $example "1/2 2.0 + ." "4.5" }
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{ $example "USE: classes" "3 >fixnum 6 >bignum * class ." "bignum" }
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{ $example "1/2 2.0 + ." "2.5" }
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"The following usual operations are supported by all numbers."
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{ $subsection + }
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{ $subsection - }
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{ $description "Creates a new symbol for every token until the " { $snippet ";" } "." }
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{ $examples { $example "USING: prettyprint ;" "IN: scratchpad" "SYMBOLS: foo bar baz ;\nfoo . bar . baz ." "foo\nbar\nbaz" } } ;
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HELP: SINGLETON:
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{ $syntax "SINGLETON: class" }
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{ $values
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{ "class" "a new singleton to define" }
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}
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{ $description
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"Defines a new singleton class. The class word itself is the sole instance of the singleton class."
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}
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{ $examples
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{ $example "USING: classes.singleton kernel io ;" "IN: singleton-demo" "USE: prettyprint SINGLETON: foo\nGENERIC: bar ( obj -- )\nM: foo bar drop \"a foo!\" print ;\nfoo bar" "a foo!" }
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} ;
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HELP: SINGLETONS:
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{ $syntax "SINGLETONS: words... ;" }
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{ $values { "words" "a sequence of new words to define" } }
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