-----Original Message-----
>From: Leon Wagner <leon_at_forth.com>
>Sent: Mar 4, 2010 6:00 PM
>To: sftalk_at_forth.com
>Subject: [sftalk] Re: Where is "::" explained?
>
>It=E2=80=99s an alias for COMMON.
>
> : COMMON (COMMON) ; IMMEDIATE
> : :: (COMMON) ; IMMEDIATE
>
>See the comments just above it in the source file (aswoop.f):
>
>COMMON allows access to a word in the underlying system that has been
>obscured by a class member.

Can a word be obscured only by an identically-named class member? Or are there other ways?

Alan F.

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Received on Thu Mar 04 2010 - 15:31:21 PST