[REBOL] generalities of addresses and values...
From: rishi::picostar::com at: 9-Oct-2000 18:55
I'm a bit confused on how references work in Rebol. I wish there was a chapter in the
rebol core manual dedicated on this alone. Perhaps someone could comment the general
way addresses and values work in Rebol.
Here is how I currently think it works...please correct me if I'm wrong.
-all one-level series are passed/copied/attached by value.
-all one-level objects are passed/copied/attached by value.
-all one-level functions are passed/copied/attached by value.
-all datatypes other than objects, series, and functions are passed/copied/attached by
value.
-all deep series are passed/copied/attached by reference.
-all deep functions (functions within functions or blocks within functions) are passed/copied/attached
by reference.
-all deep objects (objects within objects or blocks within objects) are passed/copied/attached
by reference.
did I miss anything?
Rishi
