interaction use
A reference to an interaction within the definition of another interaction.
Semantics
An interaction use is a parameterized reference to an interaction within the body of another interaction. As with any modular reference, such as procedures, this allows the reuse of a definition in many different contexts. When an interaction use is executed, the effect is the same as executing the referenced interaction with the substitution of the arguments supplied as part of the interaction use.
Structure
referent | A reference to a target interaction that is executed when the interaction use is executed. |
arguments | A list of arguments that are substituted for the parameters of the target interaction. |
gates | A list of gates in the enclosing interaction ... |
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