Re: why is it called a buffer

tinkerer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Tinkerer) wrote:
> Elizabeth D Rather <erather@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> [ ... ]

> > The comma operator actually adds a value to the dictionary.  If you
> > want to store something into an existing address, use ! (store).
> 
> A pity. I liked the idea of data statements where the commas do the
> poking :-)

If you're building new data structures you can use , to do it. Provided
that by the time you use , the data  you want to store is a single cell.

If you allocate the space first then you have to get the address and use
!

If you create instance of the data structure as you get the data, then
you can use , .