6.1.2520
[CHAR]
bracket-char
CORE
Interpretation:
Interpretation semantics for this word are undefined.

Compilation:
( "<spaces>name" -- )

Skip leading space delimiters. Parse name delimited by a space. Append the run-time semantics given below to the current definition.

Run-time:
( -- char )

Place char, the value of the first character of name, on the stack.

See:
3.4.1 Parsing, 6.1.0895 CHAR, A.6.1.2520 [CHAR].

Rationale:
Typical use: : X ... [CHAR] c ... ;
Testing:
T{ : GC1 [CHAR] X     ; -> }T
T{ : GC2 [CHAR] HELLO ; -> }T
T{ GC1 -> 58 }T
T{ GC2 -> 48 }T