I'll add that a word of the form :word is a get-word! datatype.
and using your (and my) example, the following form also works if you are in the global namespace (like when you're in the console) function? get 'forall get returns value of the word instead of evaluating it. -MAx > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 1:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [REBOL] function? > > > > This is strange: (to me anyway) > >> help function? > USAGE: > FUNCTION? value > > DESCRIPTION: > Returns TRUE for function values. > FUNCTION? is an action value. > > ARGUMENTS: > value -- (Type: any-type) > > ;; OKAY .... let's find a function > >> help forall > USAGE: > FORALL 'word body > > DESCRIPTION: > Evaluates a block for every value in a series. > FORALL is a function value. > > ARGUMENTS: > word -- Word set to each position in series and changed > as a result (Type: word) > body -- Block to evaluate each time (Type: block) > > (SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES) > throw > ;; test forall > >> function? 'forall > == false > > ;; Say What!? I'm missing something here. > ;; what did I do wrong? > > thanks > tim > -- > Tim Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.alaska-internet-solutions.com > -- > To unsubscribe from this list, just send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe as the subject. > > -- To unsubscribe from this list, just send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe as the subject.
