type

Ref

Ref : Scalar

Reference to another dict. The of meta defines target type. Ref may be subtyped to classify relationship semantics such as sys.refs::ContainedByRef. Subtypes are nominal metadata on the spec only, never value identity: values are always plain refs, so reflection of a ref value always yields sys::Ref and a plain ref value fits any Ref subtype. Refs must adhere to the following limited set of ASCII characters:

  • ASCII lower case letter a-z
  • ASCII upper case letter A-Z
  • ASCII digit 0-9
  • Underbar "_"
  • Colon ":"
  • Dash "-"
  • Period "."
  • Tilde "~"
  • Double colon "::" is reserved for specs/instances in a xeto lib

meta pattern[a-zA-Z\d\._~:-]* val@x Haxall 4.0.7 ∙ 27-Oct-2026 09:10 EDT