9.5 Compile-Time Functions
HLA provides a wide range of compile-time functions you can use. These functions compute values during compilation the same way a high-level-language function computes values at runtime. The HLA compile-time language includes a wide variety of numeric, string, and symbol table functions that help you write sophisticated compile-time programs.
Most of the names of the built-in compile-time functions begin with the special symbol @ and have names like @sin or @length. The use of these special identifiers prevents conflicts with common names you might want to use in your own programs (like length). The remaining compile-time functions (those that do not begin with @) are typically data conversion functions that use type ...
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