Command: symbol

Name:
symbol - read a symbol from a string
Synopsis:
string symbol -> post any true false
Description:
reads a symbol from a string and pushes true, the extracted symbol, and the remainder of the string. In contrast to the function token, procedures are not assembled but the individual symbols are returned. This enables the implementation of alternative parsers.
Examples:
(1 2 hello) symbol -> true 1 (2 hello) ({1 2 add}) symbol -> true /BeginProcedureSymbol (1 2 add})
FirstVersion:
100107
Author:
Diesmann
SeeAlso: token

Source:
/home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/typeinit.sli

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Name:	symbol - read a symbol from a string
Synopsis:	string symbol -> post any true false
Description:	reads a symbol from a string and pushes true, the extracted symbol, and the remainder of the string. In contrast to the function token, procedures are not assembled but the individual symbols are returned. This enables the implementation of alternative parsers.
Examples:	(1 2 hello) symbol -> true 1 (2 hello) ({1 2 add}) symbol -> true /BeginProcedureSymbol (1 2 add})
FirstVersion:	100107
Author:	Diesmann
SeeAlso:	`token`
Source:	/home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/typeinit.sli