semsem, `;;`, %smsm

Fixpoint

;; is a synthetic hoon that types q as a fixpoint of p. More specifically, ;; slams q through gate p, asserting that the resulting noun .= the original, and produces it.

Produces

Twig: [%smsm p=twig q=twig]

Sample

p is a twig. q is a twig.

Tall form

;;  p
    q

Wide form

;;(p q)

Irregular form

None

Examples

~zod/try=> ^-(tape ~[97 98 99])
! type-fail
! exit
~zod/try=> ;;(tape ~[97 98 99])
"abc"
~zod/try=> (tape [50 51 52])
"23"
~zod/try=> ;;(tape [50 51 52])
! exit

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semsem, ;;, %smsm

See also