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In Parsing Words in TurboForth Kernal

Word Name: >BODY
Type: Standard word
Data Stack Signature: cfa -- body_address
Return Stack Signature: --
Availability: V1.0  V1.1  V1.2
Description:

Given a CFA on the stack, >BODY returns the address of the body of the word. The “body” contains the “payload” of the word.

Example:

none

Comment:

Only applies to words created with CREATE (i.e. VARIABLE, CONSTANT, VALUE). It is not meaningful to apply >BODY to words that are not children of CREATE. >BODY may also be applied to words that utilise DOES> to carry out their work.

See Also: CREATE  DOES> 

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