Namespace Messages
ns<<Contains(string)
Returns 1 or 0, depending on whether the specified quoted string exists within the namespace.
ns<<Delete Namespace
Removes this namespace from the internal global list.
To delete variables in the namespace, use the Remove(variable name) message.
ns<<First
Returns a quoted string that contains the first variable name used within the namespace.
ns<<Get Contents
Returns a list of key-value pairs, which are each enclosed in a list. Each key is a quoted string that contains a variable name, and each value is the unevaluated expression that the variable contains.
ns<<Get Keys
Returns a list of variable names.
ns<<Get Name
Returns the name of this namespace.
ns<<Get Value(variable name);
Returns the unevaluated expression that the quoted variable name contains in this namespace.
ns<<Get Values
Returns a list of unevaluated expressions that each variable in the namespace contains.
ns<<Get Values({variable name1, variable name2, ... });
Returns a list of unevaluated expressions that each quoted variable in the namespace specified in the list argument contains. If a requested variable name is not found, an error is returned.
ns<<Insert(variable name, expr);
Inserts into this namespace a quoted variable named variable name that holds the expression expr.
ns<<Lock Namespace(<variable name, ...>)
Locks all specified variables in the namespace and prevents quotes variables from being added or removed. If no variables are specified, all variables in the namespace are locked.
ns<<N Items
Returns the number of variables contained in the namespace.
ns<<New Namespace(name, <{list of expressions}>)
Creates a namespace where all functions and variables created are defined only within the optional quoted name argument.
ns<<Next(variable name)
Returns the name of the variable that follows the specified quoted variable.
ns<<Remove(variable name, ...)
Removes the specified quoted variable or list of variables.
ns<<Show Contents
Shows the contents of a namespace in the log.
ns<<Unlock Namespace(variable name, ...);
Unlocks the specified quoted variables in the namespace. If no variables are specified, all variables are unlocked.