The contents of a program – HP 48g Graphing Calculator User Manual
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The Contents of a Program
As mentioned above, a program contains a sequence of objects. As
each object is processed in a program, the action that results depends
on the type of object, as summarized below.
Actions for Certain Objects in Programs
Object
Action
Command
Executed.
Number
Put on the stack.
Algebraic
Put on the stack.
String
Put on the stack.
List
Put on the stack.
Program
Put on the stack.
Global name (quoted)
Put on the stack.
Global name (unquoted)
■ Program executed.
■ Name evaluated.
■ Directory becomes current.
■ Other object put on the stack.
Local name (quoted)
Put on the stack.
Local name (unquoted)
Contents put on the stack.
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As you can see from this table, most types of objects are simply put
on the stack—but built-in commands and programs called by name
are executed. The following examples show the results of executing
programs containing different sequences of objects.
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