Description

created a new +FIELD name with an OFFSET-RT of offset. Then add the size value to the offset so that the next /FIELD declaration will start at the end of the field currently declared. This word is the simplest way to declared structure access words in forth - the two STRUCT modules contain a more elaborate series of words. This one is used like:

 0                        ( a fresh definition is started )
 /CHAR /FIELD ->zapp.a    ( zero offset from the base of the struct )
 /CELL /FIELD ->zapp.b    ( no alignment, starts off at 1 from base )
 CONSTANT /zapp           ( store size of complete zap structure )

 /zapp                    ( extend the zap structure )
 /CELL /FIELD ->zappx.c   ( a new field )
 CONSTANT /zappx          ( and save it again )

 CREATE zapp1 /zapp ALLOT ( a way to allocate a strucutre )
 /zapp BUFFER: zapp2      ( another way to do it, semi-standard )

 zapp2 ->zapp.b @         ( read a value from the field )
 16 zapp2 ->zapp.b !      ( store a value in there )

compare also with /CHAR /WCHAR /CELL /DCELL and use +FIELD as the lowlevel word, can simulate as

 : /FIELD SWAP +FIELD + ;