Define backward compatible version of WORD

[pforth] / fth / system.fth

diff --git a/fth/system.fth b/fth/system.fth
index b74c812..71b778e 100644 (file)
--- a/fth/system.fth
+++ b/fth/system.fth
@@ -596,6 +596,29 @@ ustack 0stackp
         char [compile] literal
 ; immediate
 
         char [compile] literal
 ; immediate
 

+: TOUPPER ( char -- char' )
+       dup [char] a >=
+       IF
+               dup [char] z <= IF [ char A char a - ] literal + THEN
+       THEN
+;
+
+: UPCASE ( c-addr u -- )
+       over + swap ?do
+               i c@ toupper i c!
+       loop
+;
+
+create WORD-SAVE-AREA 257 allot
+
+\ This version performs case-conversion for backward compatibility.
+: WORD ( char -- addr )
+       parse-word
+       word-save-area place
+       word-save-area count upcase
+       word-save-area
+;
+

 : $TYPE  ( $string -- )
         count type
 ;
 : $TYPE  ( $string -- )
         count type
 ;