Doc/libobjs.tex

   1 \chapter{Built-in Types, Exceptions and Functions}
   2
   3 \nodename{Built-in Objects}
   4
   5 Names for built-in exceptions and functions are found in a separate
   6 symbol table.  This table is searched last, so local and global
   7 user-defined names can override built-in names.  Built-in types have
   8 no names but are created easily by constructing an object of the
   9 desired type (e.g., using a literal) and applying the built-in
  10 function \code{type()} to it.  They are described together here for
  11 easy reference.%
  12 \footnote{Some descriptions sorely lack explanations of the exceptions
  13         that may be raised --- this will be fixed in a future version of
  14         this document.}
  15 \indexii{built-in}{types}
  16 \indexii{built-in}{exceptions}
  17 \indexii{built-in}{functions}
  18 \index{symbol table}
  19 \bifuncindex{type}