Search ('all' for everything):
Search results:
&pos — scanning position
&subject — subject of scanning
=s — match string in scanning
any — locate initial character
bal — locate balanced characters
find — find string
many — move scanning position
match — match initial string
move — move scanning position
pos — test scanning position
s ? expr — scan string
Span — span a set of characters
tab — set scanning position
upto — locate characters
v<–>v — exchange values reversibly
v<–x — assign value reversibly

Index of Function Types:
affects &pos
character sets
co-expressions
control structures
file processing
generators
infix operations
keywords
lists, sets and tables
math
metadata
output formatting
pattern matching
prefix operations
records
strings
windows and keyboards

Index of Subsystems:
base
digitcnt.icn
SNOBOL4 functions
 
subject of scanning
 
Description

&subject : s
The value of &subject is the string being scanned.

The subject of scanning may be changed by assignment to &subject. &subject is a variable.

&pos and &subject are stacked when ? operator is performed and unstacked when it is finished.
 
Parameters
returns
string that is subject to being scanned
 
See Also
  • &pos — scanning position