Text: CHAR

       Name: CHAR                                                    [Show more]
       Type: Macro
   Category: Text
    Summary: Macro definition for characters in the recursive token table
  Deep dive: Printing text tokens
    Context: See this macro in context in the source code
 References: This macro is used as follows:
             * QQ18 uses CHAR


 The following macro is used when building the recursive token table:

   CHAR 'x'            Insert ASCII character "x"

 To include an apostrophe, use a backtick character, as in CHAR '`'.

 See the deep dive on "Printing text tokens" for details on how characters are
 stored in the recursive token table.


 Arguments:

   'x'                  The character to insert into the table


MACRO CHAR x

 IF x = '`'
   EQUB 39 EOR RE
 ELSE
   EQUB x EOR RE
 ENDIF

ENDMACRO