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From: sjack@dontemail.me (sjack)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: "Back & Forth" - Local variables
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 21:23:14 -0000 (UTC)
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sjack <sjack@dontemail.me> wrote:
> Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 14-03-2025 13:51, albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:
>> 
>> COUNT? For C@+? Anybody? ;-)
>> 
> 
> here  1 c, 2 c, 3 c, 4 c,
> { 4 0 do count . loop drop  }
> i. {} --> 1 2 3 4 
> 
> FigForth COUNT normally operates on a 'byte' counted string but
> can also be used to fetch a character and bump address.
> 

And in the context of role play:

here  1 c, 2 c, 3 c, 4 c,
dup { 4 0 do count . loop drop  }  \ WTF!!! Where's the counted string?
i. {} --> 1 2 3 4 

    { 4 0 do c@++ . loop drop }  \ Obvious there ain't one here.
i. {} --> 1 2 3 4 

-- 
me