OpenEuphoria

Re: Globals

• Posted by PatRat <patrat at GEOCITIES.COM> Feb 09, 1998
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> >>Apparently a lot of people have been
severely confused
> >>by the "global" keyword in Euphoria.
> >Thanks, Robert. That was a very clear explanation of the concept,
> >which as you state is handled correctly in Euphoria, as opposed to
> >C <gak><gak>
> >I had no problem with the idea, but then I haven't programmed in
> >Basic for about 20 years. (Think that is enough recovery time?)
> >
> >Irv
> Robert
>         I would add one item. Robert correct me if I am wrong. The global
> vars in a .e file are available to whoever includes the .e file...and they
> retain their values while the prog runs.
>         But..even better, non-global vars declared outside of a procedure or
> function in a .e file also retain their values while the program runs. These
> vars are available to hold values unavailable directly to other files but
> still able to retain internal-to-the-.e-file-values while the prog runs.
> They provide the means for some object-oriented-language like behavior.
> Bye
> Art Adamson
> Arthur P. Adamson, The Engine Man, euclid at isoc.net
That allready happens.
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