Re: [poll] all element reference
- Posted by CChris <christian.cuvier at ag?i?ulture.gouv.fr> Aug 22, 2007
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Salix wrote: > > Hello, > > I'd like to test an idea that could be useful in some cases. > > Would it be a great amount of work to introduce * in the > sequence referencing? I would also appreciate "high level" > comments whether it breaks the logic of the language in > any ways... > > }}} <eucode> > constant x={ > {"John",1}, > {"Mary",5}, > {"Andy",2}, > {"Suse",7}, > {"Jack",5}} > > -- following line would print {1,5,2,7,5} > ? x[*][2] > </eucode> {{{ > > For me the major advantage would be in cases like this: > > }}} <eucode> > -- following line would return 4 > ? find(7,x[*][2]) > > -- currently the search should be handled like this > for i=1 to length(x) by 1 do > if x[i][2]=7 then > ? i > exit > end if > end for > </eucode> {{{ > > What do you think? > > Yours, > > Salix A long, inconclusive thread was dealing with [] with exactly the same meaning. This sort of construct is sorely needed. Try searching for [] in 2003-2004 when poster is either CChris or Pete Lomax. CChris