Hi Maxim. >> a: to-lit-word 'r == 'r >> type? :a == lit-word! >> type? get 'a == lit-word!
Using the colon prefis or the get function you get the correct result. Notice the difference: >> type? a == word! Or: >> a: 'r == r >> type? :a == word! Hope this helps. Elan Maxim Olivier-Adlhoch wrote: >helo, > >an advanced question: > >is it possible to store a lit-word value inside a word? > >so far this seems impossible (including in view 1.2.10) > > > >>>a: to-lit-word 'r >>> >>> >== 'r > > >>>probe a >>> >>> >== r > > >>>type? a >>> >>> >== word! > > >so far I'm only able to store lit-word values within a BLOCK... ex: > > >>>a: append [] to-lit-word 'r >>> >>> >== ['r] > > >it seems to work with set-word types (in view v1.2.10 and probaly in core >2.5.6)... > > >>>a: to-set-word 'r >>> >>> >== r: > > >>>probe a >>> >>> >== r: > > >>>type? a >>> >>> >== set-word! > >be carefull, older version of rebol will give you an error with the above >set-word! examples... that is because the newer versions evaluate word values >less aggressively. The older core complains that "r needs a value" whenever you >reference the word a . > >any ideas are welcome > >-MAx > > > -- To unsubscribe from this list, just send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe as the subject.
