## same, we make a distinguished one and try to use that instead. Nothing
## goes badly wrong if you don't use this, but you'll use more memory than
## strictly necessary.
## same, we make a distinguished one and try to use that instead. Nothing
## goes badly wrong if you don't use this, but you'll use more memory than
## strictly necessary.
## whether the `@' and `:' modifiers were set in the control string.
## GETARG is the collector for the operation's argument(s). The PARAMS
## are a list of parameter collectors. Finally, CHAR is the directive
## whether the `@' and `:' modifiers were set in the control string.
## GETARG is the collector for the operation's argument(s). The PARAMS
## are a list of parameter collectors. Finally, CHAR is the directive