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Updated Apr 02, 2007 by cdiggins
Labels: Glossary
Primitives  
Explanation of the primitive functions and primitive types.

Primitives

The term primitive can be used to refer to either primitive functions or primitive types.

Primitive Types

The primitive types are types which are predefined by the Cat compiler or interpreter. For the time being, no new types can be defined, so all types are primitives. The following are the primitive types:

The name enclosed in parantheses is the .NET class which is associated with Cat primitive types. Their names are exposed when you use the meta-command #defs.

Primitive Functions

The primitive functions are the core instructions which are understood by the Cat compiler or interpreter. The primitive functions are listed at http://www.cat-language.com/manual.html#primitives


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