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SPAWN

This keyword will invoke a (parallel) procedure. The procedure can be invoked in an "halted" state using the keyword HALTED, so that a RESPAWN command must be issued in order to "wake up" the procedure.

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SYNTAX

 [HALTED] SPAWN [identifier]


Legend
  • id : identifier
  • type : datatype
  • v : value
  • "..." : string
  • [...] : optional

EXAMPLE

 handle = SPAWN moveShip
 handle = HALTED SPAWN moveArrow


ABBREVIATION: Sw

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In order to reduce space you can use this abbreviation for this instruction: 

SPAWN ↔ Sw

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