Description

Returns the next pocket. A pocket has usually the size of a maxstring, see ENVIRONMENT /STRING (but can be configured to be different, mostly when MAXPATH > /STRING ) Note that a pocket is a temporary and forth internal functions do sometimes call POCKET-PAD too, especially when building filenames and getting a literal (but temporary) string from the keyboard. Functions are not expected to hold references to this transient area any longer than building a name and calling another word with it.

Usage of a pocket pad is a good way to make local temporary buffers superfluous that are only used to construct a temporary string that usually gets swallowed by another function.

 depracated code:
   create temp-buffer 255 allot
   : make-temp ( str buf ) 
          temp-buffer place  " .tmp" count temp-buffer append 
          temp-buffer count make-file ;
 replace with this:
   : make-temp ( str buf )
        pocket-pad >r    
        r place  " .tmp" count r append
        r> count make-file
   ;