TACL Reference Manual

Built-In Functions and Variables
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#REST Built-In Function
#REST Built-In Function
Use #REST to examine the unprocessed portion of the argument set of the current
routine. #REST does not process the remainder of the argument.
Result
#REST returns the remainder of the arguments of the current routine.
Considerations
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An internal end-of-line is a binary zero and is not converted to a space.
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#REST does not advance the current-position pointer.
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To parse a set of arguments passed to a routine, use the #ARGUMENT built-in
function.
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To specify the position at which the next #ARGUMENT function is to resume
processing arguments, use the #SETSCAN built-in function.
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To obtain the number of characters that #ARGUMENT has processed, use the
#GETSCAN built-in function.
#REST