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to-body:core — ordinary primitive

Synopsis

FORTH

>BODY ( addr -- addr' )();
p4:"to-body";

Description

adjust the execution-token (ie. the CFA) to point to the parameter field (ie. the PFA) of a word. this is not a constant operation - most words have their parameters at "1 CELLS +" but CREATE/DOES-words have the parameters at "2 CELLS +" and ROM/USER words go indirect with a rom'ed offset i.e. "CELL + @ UP +"

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