shadow

shadow(
l_symbols
[ t_namespace ] 
)
=> t

Description

Adds symbols s_symbol to the shadow list of the default namespace. The symbols which are added to the shadow list are not overridden by import.

Arguments

l_symbols	Specify a list of symbols to be protected in the default namespace.
t_namespace	(Optional) Specify the namespace in which these symbols should be protected. The default value is the "IL" namespace.

Value Returned

t	Indicates that the symbol was added to the shadow list of the current namespace.

Examples

addToExportList('(p1:::x p1:::y p1:::z))

=> t

addToExportList('(p2:::x p2:::y p2:::z))

=> t

useNamespace("p1")

=> t

useNamespace("p2")

*error* useNamespace symbol name conflict - p2::x p2::y p2::z

unuseNamespace("p1")

shadow(shadow('p1::x  p1::y  p1::z))

=> t

useNamespace("p2")

=> t

Related Topics

Namespace Functions

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