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Is there a better way?

Started byMark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com>
First post2012-10-31 04:58 -0700
Last post2012-11-02 13:13 -0400
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  Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 04:58 -0700
    Re: Is there a better way? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-10-31 05:22 -0700
      Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 05:44 -0700
        Re: Is there a better way? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-10-31 11:29 -0400
          Re: Is there a better way? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-10-31 11:40 -0400
            Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 08:45 -0700
              Re: Is there a better way? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-02 04:48 -0400
            Re: Is there a better way? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 21:42 -0400
              Re: Is there a better way? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-01 19:19 -0700
                Re: Is there a better way? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 13:06 -0400
                  Re: Is there a better way? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-02 12:18 -0500
                    Re: Is there a better way? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 14:34 -0400
                      Re: Is there a better way? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-11-02 11:39 -0700
                        Re: Is there a better way? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 14:43 -0400
                          Re: Is there a better way? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-04 02:36 -0600
                            Re: Is there a better way? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-11-04 14:18 -0500
                      Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 14:38 -0700
                        Re: Is there a better way? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-04 03:01 -0600
                          Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-04 03:54 -0800
                            Re: Is there a better way? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-04 07:59 -0600
                            Re: Is there a better way? Elizabeth D Rather <erather@forth.com> - 2012-11-04 08:34 -1000
                              Re: Is there a better way? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-04 15:22 -0800
                                Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-05 02:39 -0800
                                  Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-05 14:01 -0500
                                    Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-11-05 10:39 -1000
                                      Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-05 21:07 -0800
                                        Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-06 20:57 -0500
                                          Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-06 21:43 -0800
                                            Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-07 03:52 -0800
                                            Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-07 19:55 -0500
                                              Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-11-07 20:46 -1000
                                                Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2012-11-08 10:39 +0000
                                              Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-12 03:48 -0600
                                                Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-11-12 07:57 -1000
                                                  Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-12 19:50 -0500
                                                Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-12 19:49 -0500
                                                  Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-11-12 15:00 -1000
                                                    Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-13 00:50 -0800
                                                      Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-13 00:58 -0800
                                                        Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-11-12 23:17 -1000
                                                      Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2012-11-13 13:44 +0000
                                                      Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-11-13 13:53 +0000
                                                        Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2012-11-13 06:39 -0800
                                                          Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-11-13 18:02 +0000
                                                            Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2012-11-13 12:10 -0800
                                                              Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-11-15 16:59 +0000
                                                        Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-13 07:55 -0800
                                                          Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-14 06:34 -0500
                                                            Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-14 05:01 -0800
                                                              Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2012-11-14 16:11 +0000
                                                              Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-11-14 09:36 -1000
                                                                Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2012-11-14 12:19 -0800
                                                      Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-13 10:20 -0600
                                                      Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Brad Eckert <hwfwguy@gmail.com> - 2012-11-13 08:50 -0800
                                                      Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-14 06:42 -0500
                                                        Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2012-11-14 14:14 +0000
                                                          Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-11-14 15:28 +0000
                                                            Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-11-14 17:54 +0100
                                                          Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-14 15:01 -0800
                                                            Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-15 00:08 -0800
                                                              Strings (was: Words consuming arguments) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-11-15 15:18 +0000
                                                                Re: Strings (was: Words consuming arguments) albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2012-11-15 16:36 +0000
                                                                Re: Strings (was: Words consuming arguments) "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-15 18:35 -0500
                                                                  Re: Strings (was: Words consuming arguments) stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2012-11-16 00:36 +0000
                                                                    Re: Strings (was: Words consuming arguments) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-11-16 17:42 +0000
                                                                  Re: Strings (was: Words consuming arguments) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-11-16 17:55 +0000
                                                              Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-17 04:18 -0800
                                                                Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Alex McDonald <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2012-11-17 04:56 -0800
                                                                  Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-11-17 07:24 -1000
                                                                    Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-19 15:58 -0800
                                                                      Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Brad Eckert <hwfwguy@gmail.com> - 2012-11-20 08:17 -0800
                                                    Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-14 06:30 -0500
                                                      Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-11-14 09:06 -1000
                                                        Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-15 06:18 -0500
                                                  Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-13 04:26 -0600
                                                    Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-14 06:29 -0500
                                                      Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-14 06:03 -0600
                                                        Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-15 07:15 -0500
                                                          Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-15 11:51 -0600
                                                            Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-15 18:44 -0500
                                                              Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-16 03:50 -0600
                                                          Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-11-15 08:09 -1000
                                          Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-11-06 21:19 -1000
                                            Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-07 20:00 -0500
                                              Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2012-11-08 10:49 +0000
                                          Re: Words consuming arguments, was [Re: Is there a better way?] albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2012-11-07 14:01 +0000
                        Re: Is there a better way? awegel@arcor.de (Alex Wegel) - 2012-11-04 11:07 +0100
                          Re: Is there a better way? awegel@arcor.de (Alex Wegel) - 2012-11-04 11:36 +0100
                            Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-04 03:48 -0800
                              Re: Is there a better way? awegel@arcor.de (Alex Wegel) - 2012-11-04 13:31 +0100
                              Re: Is there a better way? Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2012-11-04 13:29 +0100
                                Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-04 04:42 -0800
                      Re: Is there a better way? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-04 02:38 -0600
      Re: Is there a better way? Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 10:20 -0400
    Re: Is there a better way? humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 05:53 -0700
    Re: Is there a better way? Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 09:23 -0400
      Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 06:41 -0700
        Re: Is there a better way? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-10-31 11:46 -0500
          Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 14:27 -0700
            Re: Is there a better way? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-10-31 14:32 -0700
              Re: Is there a better way? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-10-31 16:15 -0700
            Re: Is there a better way? Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2012-10-31 22:49 +0100
            Re: Is there a better way? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-10-31 17:13 -0500
              Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 23:39 -0700
                Re: Is there a better way? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-10-31 20:58 -1000
                Re: Is there a better way? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-01 02:04 -0700
            Re: Is there a better way? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-10-31 19:13 -0400
            Re: Is there a better way? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-11-02 17:31 +0000
              Re: Is there a better way? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-11-02 10:37 -0700
                Re: Is there a better way? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-11-02 18:12 +0000
                  Re: Is there a better way? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-11-02 08:29 -1000
                    Re: Is there a better way? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-11-05 14:53 +0000
                  Re: Is there a better way? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-11-02 11:30 -0700
                    Re: Is there a better way? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-11-03 00:15 +0100
                      Re: Is there a better way? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 19:21 -0400
                        Re: Is there a better way? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-11-03 00:42 +0100
                          Re: Is there a better way? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 20:21 -0400
                            Re: Is there a better way? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-11-03 01:44 +0100
                              Re: Is there a better way? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-11-03 12:12 -0400
                                Re: Is there a better way? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-11-03 18:24 +0100
                                  Re: Is there a better way? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-11-03 14:00 -0400
                                Re: Is there a better way? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-11-03 10:29 -0700
                      Re: Is there a better way? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-11-02 18:42 -0700
                    Re: Is there a better way? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-11-05 11:45 +0000
          Re: Is there a better way? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2012-11-01 21:00 +0000
    Re: Is there a better way? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2012-10-31 15:26 +0000
      Re: Is there a better way? Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 12:22 -0400
        Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 15:07 -0700
          Re: Is there a better way? Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 19:16 -0400
            Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-01 06:31 -0700
              Re: Is there a better way? Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-11-01 10:34 -0400
                Re: Is there a better way? Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-11-01 10:48 -0400
                  Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-01 08:55 -0700
                Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-01 08:49 -0700
                  Re: Is there a better way? Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-11-01 12:46 -0400
              Re: Is there a better way? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-01 09:37 -0500
              Re: Is there a better way? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-11-01 07:41 -0700
                Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-01 08:52 -0700
                  Re: Is there a better way? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-01 12:18 -0500
                    Re: Is there a better way? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-01 19:38 -0700
                      Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 02:29 -0700
                        Re: Is there a better way? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-04 21:48 -0800
                          Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-05 02:44 -0800
              Re: Is there a better way? Graham NEWS <gray@forthman.plus.com> - 2012-11-01 15:52 +0000
            Re: Is there a better way? Josh Grams <josh@qualdan.com> - 2012-11-03 16:38 +0000
      Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 14:26 -0700
        Re: Is there a better way? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-11-01 13:42 -0400
    Re: Is there a better way? Graham <""gray\"@forthman@plus.com"> - 2012-10-31 17:05 +0000
      Re: Is there a better way? Peter Fälth <peter.falth@tin.it> - 2012-10-31 12:07 -0700
        Re: Is there a better way? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-10-31 12:12 -0700
          Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 14:17 -0700
      Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 14:21 -0700
        Re: Is there a better way? Pablo Hugo Reda <pabloreda@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 14:50 -0700
          Re: Is there a better way? Pablo Hugo Reda <pabloreda@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 14:51 -0700
            Re: Is there a better way? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-10-31 14:57 -0700
              Re: Is there a better way? Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2012-10-31 23:47 +0100
                Re: Is there a better way? mhx@iae.nl (Marcel Hendrix) - 2012-11-01 21:28 +0200
          Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 15:11 -0700
            Re: Is there a better way? Pablo Hugo Reda <pabloreda@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 15:44 -0700
              Re: Is there a better way? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-11-01 13:55 -0400
    Re: Is there a better way? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-10-31 16:10 -0700
    Re: Is there a better way? Charles Mélice <charles.melice@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 01:10 -0700
      Re: Is there a better way? Charles Mélice <charles.melice@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 01:18 -0700
      Re: Is there a better way? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 01:58 -0700
        Re: Is there a better way? Charles Mélice <charles.melice@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 02:14 -0700
          Re: Is there a better way? Charles Mélice <charles.melice@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 02:16 -0700
            Re: Is there a better way? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-11-02 06:16 -0500
              Re: Is there a better way? Charles Mélice <charles.melice@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 06:04 -0700
      Re: Is there a better way? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 13:13 -0400

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#16915

FromHugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com>
Date2012-10-31 16:10 -0700
Message-ID<79173da9-a961-4709-aec2-52eef1424be0@uc4g2000pbc.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#16855
On Oct 31, 4:58 am, Mark Wills <forthfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The following routine is checking to see if a string is "}}" i.e.
> consists of two consequtive right curly braces.
>
> : }}? ( addr len -- addr len flag)
>   dup 2= if
>     over dup c@   swap 1+ c@   125 =   swap 125 =   and
>   else
>     false
>   then ;
>
> As can be seen, the first check is the length; if the length is not
> exactly 2 then we just return false. If the length is 2 then we check
> to see if both characters are ASCII 125. That's the bit I am looking
> at and saying "Meh... seems a bit convoluted/lengthy.
>
> Is there a better way?
>
> I was thinking maybe:
>
> ... c@ 125 OR swap   1+ c@ 125 OR  125 XOR 0=
>
> Which is perhaps "cleverer" but not as clear as to the intention of
> the code and no shorter...

I think that nested conditionals should be avoided as much as
possible. I just EXIT out. Here is mine:

: }}?  ( adr cnt -- flag )
    2 <>                       if  drop  false exit then
    dup  c@ [char] }  <>       if  drop  false exit then
    1+   c@ [char] }  <>       if        false exit then
    true ;

Here is a more readable one with locals (the { is in my novice
package):

: }}?  { adr cnt -- flag }
    cnt 2 <>                    if  false exit then
    adr c@     [char] }  <>     if  false exit then
    adr 1+ c@  [char] }  <>     if  false exit then
    true ;

Here is one with a macro to get rid of some of the redundancy:

macro: bounce
    if  false exit then ;

: }}?  { adr cnt -- flag }
    cnt 2 <>                    bounce
    adr c@     [char] }  <>     bounce
    adr 1+ c@  [char] }  <>     bounce
    true ;

All of this is untested as I haven't yet installed a Forth system on
my new computer. This is pretty simple though, so it should work.

I don't like nested conditionals because they are ugly and confusing.
In this case you are only testing three things, which isn't too bad.
Imagine if you were testing more though --- you would have a stair-
step Pascal-like function and it would be very confusing as to what
was going on. This is Forth not Pascal --- use EXIT. The vast majority
of the time, several things have to all be true to get a TRUE, so if
anything is false, you can immediately EXIT with a FALSE and you are
done.

Also, don't be afraid to add some extra white-space as I did to make
everything line up. There is no law that says your source-code has to
be compressed up against the left margin. I make my source-code line
up like this all the time --- see the novice package for examples.
http://www.forth.org/novice.html

Note that I did not factor out the test of the } char. That would be
bad factoring. It is unlikely that you are going to test the same char
more than once. In this case you are, but that is unusual. It is more
readable if you explicitly test each char as I did above. This way the
reader can easily see which chars are being tested for.

P.S. Look at my alien-alphabet program
https://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.forth/browse_thread/thread/dd8e30fcc7589749
for an example of generating pattern-matching code and compiling it,
at run-time. This is a very Forthy method, I think.

P.P.S. Look at SPLIT in my novice package (list.4th) for code that
splits strings up. This is primarily for comma-delimited data, such as
from a database dump. That is somewhat similar.

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#16965

FromCharles Mélice <charles.melice@gmail.com>
Date2012-11-02 01:10 -0700
Message-ID<94b910d2-a889-4925-b86a-a5b205d3e79f@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#16855
What about:

: }}?  ( a n -- flag )
	2 = if h@ 0x7D7D = else drop false then ;

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#16966

FromCharles Mélice <charles.melice@gmail.com>
Date2012-11-02 01:18 -0700
Message-ID<118302b0-f3f3-4407-a8a1-053d52515c27@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#16965
Le vendredi 2 novembre 2012 09:10:09 UTC+1, Charles Mélice a écrit :
> What about:
> 
> 
> 
> : }}?  ( a n -- flag )
> 
> 	2 = if h@ 0x7D7D = else drop false then ;

Oups - Identical to the solution of Pablo...

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#16969

FromMark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com>
Date2012-11-02 01:58 -0700
Message-ID<da6b562e-d2cb-4601-9b8a-8795919e4917@l12g2000vbj.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#16965
On Nov 2, 8:10 am, Charles Mélice <charles.mel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What about:
>
> : }}?  ( a n -- flag )
>         2 = if h@ 0x7D7D = else drop false then ;

Nice. With the definition of h@ presumably being (for big endian):

: h@ ( addr -- n ) dup  c@ 8 rshift  swap c@  or ;

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#16970

FromCharles Mélice <charles.melice@gmail.com>
Date2012-11-02 02:14 -0700
Message-ID<9af10d31-53ea-49e1-99ac-3563d422105d@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#16969
Le vendredi 2 novembre 2012 09:58:20 UTC+1, M.R.W Wills a écrit :
> On Nov 2, 8:10 am, Charles Mélice <charles.mel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > What about:
> 
> >
> 
> > : }}?  ( a n -- flag )
> 
> >         2 = if h@ 0x7D7D = else drop false then ;
> 
> 
> 
> Nice. With the definition of h@ presumably being (for big endian):
> 
> 
> 
> : h@ ( addr -- n ) dup  c@ 8 rshift  swap c@  or ;

Thank. A small correction for H@ ( or W@ )

: h@ ( addr -- n ) dup  c@ 8 rshift  swap 1+ c@ or ;

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#16971

FromCharles Mélice <charles.melice@gmail.com>
Date2012-11-02 02:16 -0700
Message-ID<209f3a63-fce4-4656-bffa-fd4c011c124c@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#16970
Le vendredi 2 novembre 2012 10:14:26 UTC+1, Charles Mélice a écrit :
> Le vendredi 2 novembre 2012 09:58:20 UTC+1, M.R.W Wills a écrit :
> 
> > On Nov 2, 8:10 am, Charles Mélice <charles.mel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> 
> > > What about:
> 
> > 
> 
> > >
> 
> > 
> 
> > > : }}?  ( a n -- flag )
> 
> > 
> 
> > >         2 = if h@ 0x7D7D = else drop false then ;
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > Nice. With the definition of h@ presumably being (for big endian):
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > : h@ ( addr -- n ) dup  c@ 8 rshift  swap c@  or ;
> 
> 
> 
> Thank. A small correction for H@ ( or W@ )
> 
> 
> 
> : h@ ( addr -- n ) dup  c@ 8 rshift  swap 1+ c@ or ;

Oops -> : h@ ( addr -- n ) dup 1+ c@ 8 rshift  swap c@ or ;

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#16973

FromAndrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid>
Date2012-11-02 06:16 -0500
Message-ID<Q9GdneHpPLoUNg7NnZ2dnUVZ8tadnZ2d@supernews.com>
In reply to#16971
Charles M?lice <charles.melice@gmail.com> wrote:
> Le vendredi 2 novembre 2012 10:14:26 UTC+1, Charles M?lice a ?crit?:
>> Le vendredi 2 novembre 2012 09:58:20 UTC+1, M.R.W Wills a ?crit?:
>> 
>> > : h@ ( addr -- n ) dup  c@ 8 rshift  swap c@  or ;
>> 
>> Thank. A small correction for H@ ( or W@ )
>> 
>> : h@ ( addr -- n ) dup  c@ 8 rshift  swap 1+ c@ or ;
> 
> Oops -> : h@ ( addr -- n ) dup 1+ c@ 8 rshift  swap c@ or ;

rshift?  Are you sure?

You're rather assuming little-endian.  If you're going to be
nonportable you might as well go the whole hog and write in assembler.

Andrew.

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#16975

FromCharles Mélice <charles.melice@gmail.com>
Date2012-11-02 06:04 -0700
Message-ID<5128bd12-b7aa-460b-8a29-e9099b38c5ba@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#16973
Le vendredi 2 novembre 2012 12:16:25 UTC+1, Andrew Haley a écrit :
> Charles M?lice <@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Le vendredi 2 novembre 2012 10:14:26 UTC+1, Charles M?lice a ?crit?:
> 
> >> Le vendredi 2 novembre 2012 09:58:20 UTC+1, M.R.W Wills a ?crit?:
> 
> >> 
> 
> >> > : h@ ( addr -- n ) dup  c@ 8 rshift  swap c@  or ;
> 
> >> 
> 
> >> Thank. A small correction for H@ ( or W@ )
> 
> >> 
> 
> >> : h@ ( addr -- n ) dup  c@ 8 rshift  swap 1+ c@ or ;
> 
> > 
> 
> > Oops -> : h@ ( addr -- n ) dup 1+ c@ 8 rshift  swap c@ or ;
> 
> 
> 
> rshift?  Are you sure?
> 
> 
> 
> You're rather assuming little-endian.  If you're going to be
> 
> nonportable you might as well go the whole hog and write in assembler.
> 
> 
> 
> Andrew.

You are right. It is LSHIFT.

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#16981

Fromrickman <gnuarm@gmail.com>
Date2012-11-02 13:13 -0400
Message-ID<k70uvm$oo0$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#16965
On 11/2/2012 4:10 AM, Charles Mélice wrote:
> What about:
>
> : }}?  ( a n -- flag )
> 	2 = if h@ 0x7D7D = else drop false then ;

You are using the conditional to temporarily store the flag from the 2 
=.  I prefer to do it like this.

: }}? ( a n -- a n flag )
   over h@ 0x7D7D over 2 = AND ;

I duped the inputs because that is what the OP specified for the 
routine.  But you see the point of using stack logic rather than the PC 
to store the result of the 2 = and perform the AND.  I won't say one is 
more clear than the other because I think that is just what you are used 
to.  I'm used to simple logic to generate flags.  If the logic was more 
complex then maybe conditional execution would be a better way to 
express it.

Rick

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