getGlobalValue

 

 

Overview

The getGlobalValue function returns the global value of the specified Symbol argument. Also the ^ operator in front of a Symbol returns the global value of the specified Symbol.

Usage

The getGlobalValue function is used to retrieve a Symbol's value.

 

Syntax

Expression:

(getGlobalValue symbol)

Arguments Name Type Description
Argument:symbolSymbol a Symbol

Returns:

The Symbol's value

 

Examples

Here are a number of links to Lambda coding examples which contain this instruction in various use cases.

 

Argument Types

Here are the links to the data types of the function arguments.

Symbol Context

Here are also a number of links to functions having arguments with any of these data types.

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