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Word Name: :=''
Type: Immediate compiling word
Data Stack Signature: $Caddr "value" --
Return Stack Signature: --
Availability: V1.2
Description:

Assigns the string following the word to the referenced string constant.
Example:

50 $CONST WELCOME \  define a string constant called WELCOME
WELCOME :=" Hello, World!" \ assign the string Hello, World! to WELCOME
WELCOME .$CONST \ display it
Comment:

The string should be terminated with a quotation mark.

An error occurs if the string to be assigned will not fit within the space allocated to the string constant when it was declared.

For example:

5 $CONST COLOUR
COLOUR :=" Purple" \ does not fit. An error occurs.
See Also: $CONST  MAXLEN$  $'' 

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