CompiledFunction -- the class of all compiled functions

Fixed objects of class CompiledFunction :

• abs -- absolute value function
• acos -- compute the arccosine
• alarm -- set an alarm
• ancestor, see ancestor(Type,Type) -- whether one type is an ancestor of another
• any -- whether any elements satisfy a specified condition
• append -- append an element to a list
• apply -- apply a function to each element
• applyKeys -- apply a function to each key in a hash table
• applyPairs -- apply a function to each pair in a hash table
• applyValues -- apply a function to each value
• ascii -- ASCII character conversion
• asin -- compute the arcsine
• atan -- compute the arctangent
• atEndOfFile, see atEndOfFile(File) -- test for end of file
• characters -- get characters from a string
• class -- class of an object
• clearEcho -- turn off echoing
• collectGarbage -- collect the garbage in memory
• combine -- combine hash tables
• commandInterpreter -- the top level command interpreter
• concatenate -- join strings
• connectionCount -- the number of connections
• copy -- copy an object
• cos -- compute the cosine
• cosh -- compute the hyperbolic cosine
• currentLineNumber -- current line number of the current input file
• currentTime -- get the current time
• deepSplice -- remove subsequences
• difference -- difference
• disassemble -- disassemble pseudocode or a function
• drop -- drop some elements from a list or sequence
• dumpdata -- dump state of the system to a file
• echoOff -- turn off echoing
• echoOn -- turn on echoing
• erase -- remove a global symbol
• exec -- execute another program
• exp -- exponential function
• fileExists -- whether a file exists
• fileLength -- the length of a file
• fileMode -- set or get file mode
• fileTime -- get or set file modified time
• firstkey -- get the first key
• flagLookup -- flag a symbol
• floor -- floor function
• fork -- fork the process
• format -- format a string
• frames -- get the frames associated to a closure
• functionBody -- get the body of a function
• get -- get the contents of a file
• getc -- get a byte
• getenv -- get value of environment variable
• getGlobalSymbol -- create a global symbol in a global dictionary
• getNetFile -- get the sequence of completed lines (nets) from a net file
• hash -- hash code of an object
• hashTable -- make a hash table
• horizontalJoin -- join nets or strings horizontally
• identity -- the identity function
• imaginaryPart -- imaginary part
• installMethod -- install methods
• instance -- whether something has a certain type
• isDirectory -- whether a file is a directory
• isGlobalSymbol -- whether a global symbol with a given name exists
• isInputFile -- whether a file is open for input
• isListener -- whether a file is open for listening
• isOpen -- whether a file or database is open
• isOutputFile -- whether a file is open for output
• isReady, see isReady(File) -- whether a file has data available for reading
• isRegularFile -- whether a file is a regular file
• join -- join lists
• keys -- keys used in a hash table
• kill -- kill a process
• linkFile, see linkFile(String,String) -- make a new link to a file
• loaddata -- load state of the system from a file
• localDictionaries -- get local dictionaries
• locate -- locate source code
• log -- logarithm function
• lookup -- look up methods
• lookupCount -- reference count for a symbol
• merge, see merge(HashTable,HashTable,Function) -- merge hash tables
• mergePairs -- merge sorted lists of pairs
• mingle -- mingle elements of several lists
• minimizeFilename -- minimize a file name
• minus -- additive inverse
• mkdir
• mutable -- whether something may be modified
• newClass -- set the class and parent of an object
• newNetFile -- create a new net file
• nextkey -- the next key in a database
• openDatabase -- open a database file
• openDatabaseOut -- open a database file for writing
• openFiles -- list the open files
• openIn -- open an input file
• openInOut -- open an input output file
• openListener -- open a port for listening
• openOut -- open an output file
• override -- override default values for optional arguments
• pack -- pack elements of a list into shorter ones
• pairs -- list the pairs in a hash table
• parent -- parent type of an object
• plus -- addition
• power -- power
• precision
• prepend -- add an element to the beginning of a list
• printString -- lowlevel function to print a string, net, or symbol
• processID -- the process identifier
• protect -- protect a symbol
• pseudocode -- produce the pseudocode for a function
• read -- read from a file
• readDirectory -- read the contents of a directory
• readlink -- readlink fn
• realPart -- real part
• realpath -- convert a filename to one passing through no symbolic links
• recursionDepth -- the current recursion depth
• regex -- regular expression matching
• registerFinalizer -- missing documentation
• relativizeFilename -- relativize a file name
• remove -- remove an entry from a hash table
• removeDirectory -- remove a directory
• removeFile -- unlink a file
• reorganize -- reorganize a database file
• replace -- regular expression replacement
• reverse, see reverse(BasicList) -- reverse a list
• run -- run an external command
• scan -- apply a function to each element
• scanPairs -- apply a function to pairs in a hash table
• select -- select from a list, hash table, or string
• separate -- split a string into pieces
• sequence -- make a sequence
• set -- make a set
• setEcho -- turn on echoing
• setPrecision
• sin -- compute the sine
• sinh -- compute the hyperbolic sine
• sleep -- sleep for a while
• splice -- remove subsequences
• sqrt -- square root function
• stack -- join nets or string vertically
• substring -- extract part of a string
• symlinkFile -- make a symbolic link to a file
• take -- take some elements from a list
• tally -- tally the elements of a list or sequence
• tan -- compute the tangent
• tanh -- compute the hyperbolic tangent
• times -- multiplication
• toList -- list of elements
• toRRR -- convert to high-precision real
• toSequence -- convert to sequence
• uncurry -- uncurry a function
• unsequence -- extract the single element from a sequence of length 1
• unstack -- list the rows of a net
• values -- values in a hash table
• wait -- wait for child process
• wrap
• xor -- logical exclusive-or
• youngest -- the youngest member of a sequence

For the programmer

The object CompiledFunction is a type, with ancestor classes Function < Thing.