Operator Syntax |
Description |
num1 num2 add |
num1 plus num2. |
num1 num2 div |
num1 divided by num2. |
int1 int2 idiv |
Integer divide. |
int1 int2 mod |
int1 mod int2. |
num1 num2 mul |
num1 times num2. |
num1 num2 sub |
num1 minus num2. |
num1 abs |
Absolute value of a num1. |
num1 neg |
Negative of num1. |
num1 ceiling |
Ceiling of num1. |
num1 floor |
Floor of num1. |
num1 round |
Round num1 to nearest integer. |
num1 truncate |
Remove fractional part of num1. |
num sqrt |
Square root of num. |
num den atan |
Arctangent of num/den in degrees. |
angle cos |
Cosine of angle (degrees). |
angle sin |
Sine of angle (degrees). |
base exponent exp |
Raise base to exponent power. |
num ln |
Natural logarithm (base e). |
num log |
Logarithm (base 10). |
rand |
Generate pseudo-random integer. |
int srand |
Set random number seed. |
rrand |
Return random number seed. |
Operator Syntax |
Description |
int array |
Create array of length int. |
[ |
Start array construction. |
mark obj0..objn-1 ] |
End array construction. |
array length |
Number of elements in array. |
array index get |
Get array element indexed by index. |
array index any put |
Put any into array at index. |
array index count getinterval |
Subarray of array starting at index
for count. |
array1 index array2 putinterval |
Replace subarray of array1 starting
at index by array2. |
array aload |
Push all elements of array on stack. |
any0..anyn-1 array astore |
Pop elements from stack into array. |
array1 array2 copy |
Copy elements of array1 to initial
subarray of array2. |
array proc forall |
Execute proc for each element of
array. |
Operator Syntax |
Description |
int dict |
Create dictionary with capacity for
int. |
dict length |
Number of key-value pairs in dict. |
dict maxlenth |
Capacity of dict. |
dict begin |
Push dict on dict stack. |
end |
Pop dict stack. |
key value def |
Associate key and value in current
dict. |
key load |
Search dict stack for key and return
associated value. |
key value store |
Replace topmost definition of key. |
dict key get |
Get value associated with key in
dict. |
dict key value put |
Associate key with value in dict. |
dict key known |
Test whether key is in dict. |
key where |
Find dict in which key is defined. |
dict1 dict2 copy |
Copy contents of dict1 to dict2. |
dict proc forall |
Execute proc for each element of
dict. |
errordict |
Push errordict on operand stack. |
systemdict |
Push systemdict on operand stack. |
userdict |
Push userdict on operand stack. |
currentdict |
Push current dict on operand stack. |
countdictstack |
Count elements on dict stack. |
array dictstack |
Copy dict stack into array. |
Operator Syntax |
Description |
int string |
Create string of length int. |
string length |
Number of elements in string. |
string index get |
Get string element indexed by index. |
string index int put |
Put int into string at index. |
string index count getinterval |
Substring of string starting at
index for count elements. |
string1 index string2 putinterval |
Replace substring of string1
starting at index by string2. |
string1 string2 copy |
Copy elements of string1 to initial
substring of string2. |
string proc forall |
Execute proc for each element of
string. |
string seek anchorsearch |
Determine if seek is initial
substring of string. |
string seek search |
Search for seek in string. |
string token |
Read token from start of string. |
Operator Syntax |
Description |
any exec |
Execute arbitrary object. |
bool proc if |
Execute proc if bool is true. |
bool proc1 proc2 ifelse |
Execute proc1 if bool is true, proc2
if bool is false. |
init incr limit proc for |
Execute proc with values from init
by steps of incr to limit. |
int proc repeat |
Execute proc int times |
proc loop |
Execute proc an indefinite number of
times. |
exit |
Exit innermost active loop. |
stop |
Terminate stopped context. |
any stopped |
Establish context for catching stop. |
countexecstack |
Count elements on exec stack. |
array execstack |
Copy exec stack into array. |
quit |
Terminate interpreter. |
start |
Executed at interpreter startup. |
Operator Syntax |
Description |
any type |
Return name identifying any's type. |
any cvlit |
Make object be literal. |
any cvx |
Make object be executable. |
any xcheck |
Test executable attribute. |
array|file|string executeonly |
Reduce access to execute-only. |
array|dict|file|string noaccess |
Disallow any access. |
array|dict|file|string readonly |
Reduce access to read-only. |
array|dict|file|string rcheck |
Test read access. |
array|dict|file|string wcheck |
Test write access. |
num|string cvi |
Convert to integer. |
string cvn |
Convert to name. |
num|string cvr |
Convert to real. |
num radix string cvrs |
Convert to string with radix. |
any string cvs |
Convert to string. |
Operator Syntax |
Description |
string1 string2 file |
Open file identified by string1 with
access string2. |
file closefile |
Close File. |
file read |
Read one Character from file. |
file int write |
Write one Character to file. |
file string readhexstring |
Read hex from file into string. |
file string writehexstring |
Write string to file as hex. |
file string readstring |
Read string from file. |
file string writestring |
Write characters of string to file. |
file string readline |
Read line from file into string. |
file token |
Read token from file. |
file bytesavailable |
Number of bytes available to read. |
flush |
Send buffered data to standard
output file. |
file flushfile |
Send buffered data or read to EOF. |
file resetfile |
Discard buffered characters. |
file status |
Return status of file. |
string run |
Execute contents of named file. |
currentfile |
Return file currently being
executed. |
string print |
Write characters of string to
standard output file. |
any = |
Write text representation of any to
standard output file. |
any1...anyn stack |
Print stack nondestructively using
=. |
any == |
Write syntactic representation of
any to standard output file. |
any1...anyn pstack |
Print stack nondestructively using
==. |
prompt |
Executed when ready for interactive
input. |
bool echo |
Turn on/off echoing. |
Operator Syntax |
Description |
gsave |
Save graphics state. |
grestore |
Restore graphics state. |
grestoreall |
Restore to bottommost graphics
state. |
initgraphics |
Reset graphics state parameters. |
num setlinewidth |
Set line width. |
currentlinewidth |
Return current line width. |
int setlinecap |
Set shape of line ends for stroke. |
currentlinecap |
Return current line cap. |
int setlinejoin |
Set shape of corners for stroke. |
currentlinejoin |
Return current line join. |
num setmiterlimit |
Set miter length limit. |
currentmiterlimit |
Return current miter limit. |
array offset setdash |
Set dash pattern for stroking. |
currentdash |
Return current dash pattern. |
num setflat |
Set flatness tolerance. |
currentflat |
Return current flatness. |
num setgray |
Set color to gray value from 0
(black) to 1 (white). |
currentgray |
Return current gray. |
hue sat brt sethsbcolor |
Set color given hue, saturation,
brightness. |
currenthsbcolor |
Return current color hue,
saturation, brightness. |
red green blue setrgbcolor |
Set color given red, green, blue. |
currentrgbcolor |
Return current color red, green,
blue. |
freq angle proc setscreen |
Set halftone screen. |
currentscreen |
Return current halftone screen. |
proc settransfer |
Set gray transfer function. |
currenttransfer |
Return current transfer function. |
Operator Syntax |
Description |
matrix |
Create identity matrix. |
initmatrix |
Set CTM to device default. |
matrix identmatrix |
Fill matrix with identity transform. |
matrix defaultmatrix |
Fill matrix with device default
matrix. |
matrix currentmatrix |
Fill matrix with CTM. |
matrix setmatrix |
Replace CTM by matrix. |
tx ty translate |
Translate user space by (tx, ty). |
tx ty matrix translate |
Define translation by (tx, ty). |
sx sy scale |
Scale user space by sx and sy. |
sx sy matrix scale |
Define Scalingscaling by sx and sy. |
angle rotate |
Rotate user space by angle degrees. |
angle matrix rotate |
Define rotation by angle degrees. |
matrix concat |
Replace CTM by matrix X CTM. |
matrix1 matrix2 matrix3 concatmatrix |
Fill matrix3 with matrix1 X matrix2. |
x y transform |
Transform (x, y) by CTM. |
x y matrix transform |
Transform (x, y) by matrix. |
dx dy dtransform |
Transform distance (dx, dy) by CTM. |
dx dy matrix dtransform |
Transform distance (dx, dy) by
matrix. |
x' y' itransform |
Inverse transform (x', y') by CTM. |
x' y' matrix itransform |
Inverse transform (x', y') by
matrix. |
dx' dy' idtransform |
Inverse transform distance (dx',
dy') by CTM. |
dx' dy' matrix idtransform |
Inverse transform distance (dx',
dy') by matrix. |
matrix1 matrix2 invertmatrix |
Fill matrix2 with inverse of
matrix1. |
Operator Syntax |
Description |
newpath |
Initialize current path to be empty. |
currentpoint |
Return current point coordinate. |
x y moveto |
Set current point to (x, y). |
dx dy rmoveto |
Relative moveto. |
x y lineto |
Append straightline to (x, y). |
dx dy rlineto |
Relative lineto. |
x y r ang1 ang2 arc |
Append counterclockwise arc. |
x y r ang1 ang2 arcn |
Append clockwise arc. |
x1 y1 x2 y2 r arcto |
Append tangent arc. |
x1 y1 x2 y2 x3 y3 curveto |
Append Bezier cubic section |
dx1 dy1 dx2 dy2 dx3 dy3 rcurveto |
Relative curveto. |
closepath |
Connect subpath back to its starting
point. |
flattenpath |
Convert curves to sequences of
straight lines. |
reversepath |
Reverse direction of current path. |
strokepath |
Compute outline of stroked path. |
string bool charpath |
Append Character outline to current
path. |
clippath |
Set current path to Clippingclipping
path. |
pathbox |
Return Bounding Boxbounding of
current path. |
move line curve close pathforall |
Enumerate current path. |
initclip |
Set clip path to device default. |
clip |
Establish new Clippingclipping path. |
eoclip |
Clip using even-odd inside rule. |
Operator Syntax |
Description |
key Font definefont |
Register Font as a font dictionary. |
key findfont |
Return Font dict identified by key. |
Font scale scalefont |
Scale Font by scale to produce new
font'. |
Font matrix makefont |
Transform Font by matrix to produce
new font'. |
Font setfont |
Set Font dictionary. |
currentfont |
Return current Font dictionary. |
string show |
Print characters of string on page. |
ax ay string ashow |
Add (ax, ay) to width of each char
while showing string. |
cx cy char string widthshow |
Add (cx, cy) to width of char while
showing string. |
cx cy char ax ay string awidthshow |
Combined effect of ashow and
widthshow. |
proc string kshow |
Execute proc between characters show
from string. |
string stringwidth |
Width of string in current Font. |
FontDirectory |
Dictionary of Font dictionaries. |
StandardEncoding |
Standard Font encoding vector. |
Error |
Description |
dictfull |
No more room in dictionary. |
dictstackoverflow |
To many begins. |
dictstackunderflow |
Too many ends. |
execstackoverflow |
Exec nesting too deep. |
handleerror |
Called to report error information. |
interrupt |
External interrupt request. |
invalidaccess |
Attempt to violate access attribute. |
invalidexit |
Exit not in loop. |
invalidfileaccess |
Unacceptable access string. |
invalidfont |
Invalid Font name or dict. |
invalidrestore |
Improper restore. |
ioerror |
Input/output error occurred. |
limitcheck |
Implementation limit exceeded. |
nocurrentpoint |
Current point is undefined. |
rangecheck |
Operand out of bounds. |
stackoverflow |
Operand stack overflow. |
stackunderflow |
Oper stack underflow. |
syntaxerror |
Syntax error in PostScriptpostscript
program text. |
Timeouttimeout |
Time limit exceeded. |
typecheck |
Operand of wrong type. |
undefined |
Name not known. |
undefinedfilename |
File not found. |
undefinedresult |
Over/underflow or meaningless
result. |
unmatchedmark |
Expected mark not on stack. |
unregistered |
Internal error. |
VMerror |
VM exhausted. |