[REBOL] Re: Evaluator of expressions with 'where clause
From: lmecir:mbox:vol:cz at: 22-Oct-2002 12:33
Hi Jan,
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Skibinski"
> A question: Is there any documentation related to Rebol
> datatypes - aside from the stuff in the core user guide (I am
> using the pdf version, possibly outdated). Is there any
> bigger and precise picture on how those types are related
> and grouped in meta-types?
http://www.rebolforces.com/~ladislav/mutable.r contains a list of all types
and metatypes except for STRUCT!
> What is a difference between 'any and 'any-type?
See the above file
> I noticed that the help utility sometimes responds
> with the former and sometimes with the latter.
> Is there any special meaning in it, or is this
> a matter of an accidental ora historical nature?
Historical and special.
> Does it have anything to do with a differentiation
> between the native! and the function!?
No.
> Or explicit/implicit unknown argument types?
ANY is implicit argument type.
> And one more question:
> Where does the differentiation between the actions and
> the functions come from? Implementation only?
Implementation - NATIVE!, ACTION! and OP! might have as well been
implemented as one datatype.
-L
