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Re: POCKET ?

From "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: POCKET ?
Date 2017-04-21 21:56 +1000
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Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:
> On 4/20/17 5:46 PM, HAA wrote:
> > Paul Rubin wrote:
> >> "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> writes:
> >>> Many a time I've needed a temporary buffer e.g. to keep track of an
> >>> address at compile-time, but was loathe to create a variable.
> >>
> >> PAD ?
> >
> > No good.  It moves as I'm compiling.
>
> The stack? That's what all the compiling words use. It really depends on
> how long you need to keep it. Maybe you could give us an example.
>
> Cheers,
> Elizabeth

Temp store a value or string for later compilation e.g.

    :noname ... ; ( xt) pocket !    : FOO  ... [ pocket @ ] LITERAL ... ;

Other uses for POCKET.  It can be handy to have *two* string buffers to
play with e.g. recent 'splitting a string' thread.  Not keen on string stacks
for things which should be accomplished trivially.

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POCKET ? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-21 11:55 +1000
  Re: POCKET ? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 20:27 -0700
    Re: POCKET ? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-21 13:46 +1000
      Re: POCKET ? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-20 19:12 -1000
        Re: POCKET ? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-21 21:56 +1000
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