1. RE: Wish: variable_id()
You might want to try my modified interpreter
(http://www.rapideuphoria.com/exwm.zip), as it does exactly those things
you've asked for.
Matt Lewis
> From: Andy Serpa [mailto:ac at onehorseshy.com]
> It has been suggested before to add the ability to
> parse/execute strings
> as Euphoria code, which would be terrific, but short of that,
> how about
> variable_id(), which ought to be in the realm of possibility,
> plus we've
> already got routine_id(), and it is lonely.
>
> The ability to look up variables by their names ala variable_id("x")
> would make it trivial to make a user-created expression evaluator
> without all sorts of code for assigning variables. Of course, along
> with variable_id() we'd need a couple of extra functions to make
> assignments & lookup values via id -- i.e. get_value(v_id) &
> assign(v_id, new_value). Or maybe just make available a
> special array
> of all variables accessible within the current scope as is
> done in some
> languages. [ i.e. VAR_ARRAY[4] = new_value;
> find("x",VAR_ARRAY_NAMES),
> etc. ]
>
> Unlike many suggestions for new features, which are shortcuts
> that might
> make things easier but don't add new functionality to the
> language, this
> would open up all sorts of new possibilities that currently
> are...well,
> not possible.
2. RE: Wish: variable_id()
>
> You might want to try my modified interpreter
> (http://www.rapideuphoria.com/exwm.zip), as it does exactly those things
> you've asked for.
>
I might, but then I might not be able to stop. All of my development
eventually goes through the translator and is compiled, so I don't want
to get into the habit of using alternate interpreters where I don't have
that option. (You can't even bind things, can you?)
So maybe we can convince Rob to use your code?
