Re: Phix value() function
- Posted by RobertS in January
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Thank you, I hadn't been aware of to_number()!
But while it would solve the "is this actually a valid number?" issue, I can't use it in Hypatia, because it doesn't accept &b… and &h… for binary and hex numbers (and I can't use #… for hex numbers, because PHP-inspired # begins comment lines, etc.) Also, I'm not that happy that to_number() allows/ignores underscore characters in a number (why?), which allows for some possible typo mishaps.
Btw, you say, This routine also allows eg "65'A'" which is treated as if it was just "65" — not that I understand what this is about, but when I try
? to_number("65'A'")
Phix crashes — which means, user input could crash the program, which is another thing I wouldn't be happy about — probably a bug that you will fix, but my main issue is still with &b… and &h…
But, if you promise I can keep using value(), I'm happy enough!
Robert
