Re: [nhc-users] apply1 and $

Arunkumar S Jadhav writes:

Byte codes for functions "apply1" and "$" are exactly same (correct me if I'm am wrong).

Yes, the bytecode is the same. In fact the source code for both is identical too, apart from the name.

Just "apply1" is used while building a graph and "$" is used (also while building a graph) while interpreting the byte code "APPLY n". Can anyone tell why is this distinction being made ? Because as I see it, apply1 could've been used in place of "$" and the difference wold've been nothing.

There is no good reason to have two different names. It was probably a historical accident. Regards, Malcolm