How to Use Begin and End Symbols with WhichEnd

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How to Use Begin and End Symbols with WhichEnd (1/8/97)

Q: The WhichEnd cursor method returns the symbols 'begin or 'end, depending on where the cursor is in a soup. Why does NTK complain when I try to check for these symbols?

A: Unfortunately, these are reserved words so NTK won't let you type them into normal code. The work-around is to enclose the symbol in vertical bars.

For instance, you can use code like:
if myCursor:WhichEnd() = '|begin| then
    :WeAreAtBeginning();