Datatype conversion matrix

Matrix of Datatype conversions

action! binary!

• action!

To	Notes
action!	no conversion required
binary!	string series of bytes
bitset!	set of bit flags
block!	series of values
char!	8bit and 16bit character
closure!	function with persistent local values (indefinite extent)
datatype!	datatype value
date!	day, month, year, time of day, and timezone
decimal!	64bit floating point number (IEEE standard)
email!	email address
end!	internal marker for end of block
error!	error value
event!	user interface event (efficiently sized)
file!	file name or path
frame!	internal context frame
function!	interpreted function (user-defined or mezzanine)
get-path!	the value of a path
get-word!	the value of a word (variable)
gob!	graphical object
handle!	arbitrary internal object or value
image!	RGB image with alpha channel
integer!	64 bit integer
issue!	identifying string or script marker
library!	external library reference
lit-path!	literal path value
lit-word!	literal word value
logic!	boolean true or false
map!	hashed name-value pairs
module!	loadable context of code and data
money!	arbitrary precision decimal numbers with optional denomination
native!	direct CPU evaluated function
none!	no value represented
object!	context of names with values
op!	infix operator (special evaluation exception)
pair!	two dimensional point or size
paren!	automatically evaluating block
path!	refinement path for functions, objects, files, etc.
percent!	special form of decimals (used mainly for layout)
port!	external series, an I/O channel
rebcode!	virtual machine function
refinement!	variation of meaning or location
routine!	external library function
set-path!	definition of a path's value
set-word!	definition of a word's value
string!	string series of characters
struct!	native structure definition
tag!	markup string (HTML or XML)
task!	evaluation environment
time!	time of day or duration
tuple!	sequence of small integers (used for colors, versions, IP addresses)
typeset!	set of datatypes
unicode!	string of unicoded characters
unset!	no value returned or set
url!	uniform resource locator or identifier
utype!	user defined datatype
vector!	multideminsional directly mapped arrays (of same datatype)
word!	word (symbol or variable)

• binary!

To	Notes
action!	datatype-relative native function (standardized polymorphic function)
binary!	string series of bytes
bitset!	set of bit flags
block!	series of values
char!	8bit and 16bit character
closure!	function with persistent local values (indefinite extent)
datatype!	datatype value
date!	day, month, year, time of day, and timezone
decimal!	64bit floating point number (IEEE standard)
email!	email address
end!	internal marker for end of block
error!	error value
event!	user interface event (efficiently sized)
file!	file name or path
frame!	internal context frame
function!	interpreted function (user-defined or mezzanine)
get-path!	the value of a path
get-word!	the value of a word (variable)
gob!	graphical object
handle!	arbitrary internal object or value
image!	RGB image with alpha channel
integer!	64 bit integer
issue!	identifying string or script marker
library!	external library reference
lit-path!	literal path value
lit-word!	literal word value
logic!	boolean true or false
map!	hashed name-value pairs
module!	loadable context of code and data
money!	arbitrary precision decimal numbers with optional denomination
native!	direct CPU evaluated function
none!	no value represented
object!	context of names with values
op!	infix operator (special evaluation exception)
pair!	two dimensional point or size
paren!	automatically evaluating block
path!	refinement path for functions, objects, files, etc.
percent!	special form of decimals (used mainly for layout)
port!	external series, an I/O channel
rebcode!	virtual machine function
refinement!	variation of meaning or location
routine!	external library function
set-path!	definition of a path's value
set-word!	definition of a word's value
string!	string series of characters
struct!	native structure definition
tag!	markup string (HTML or XML)
task!	evaluation environment
time!	time of day or duration
tuple!	sequence of small integers (used for colors, versions, IP addresses)
typeset!	set of datatypes
unicode!	string of unicoded characters
unset!	no value returned or set
url!	uniform resource locator or identifier
utype!	user defined datatype
vector!	multideminsional directly mapped arrays (of same datatype)
word!	word (symbol or variable)