Internal Item

Topic: Internal Items

Some things seen in globals are, nonetheless, not fully documented in this reference. The reason for this is that these items are "internal": not intended for the user. In almost every case, another item works as an abstraction layered upon one or more of these "internal items".

However, they must remain visible for the garbage collector to work.

The internal items are listed so that users may be aware of them: if a user-defined function were to inadvertently redefine one of these, it would have unintended consequences.

If you are a developer and you have questions about a particular internal item, they may be found in the source. You may also contact us with questions.