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Re: Eu 2.5 last minute suggestion

• Posted by Andy Serpa <ac at onehorseshy.com> Aug 27, 2004
• 475 views

Derek Parnell wrote:
> 
> Andy Serpa wrote:
> > 
> > I don't know if this is on your list, as I'm sure it has been brought up
> > before.
>  My guess
> > is that it would be easy to implement, so maybe it is not too late: the
> > ability to
> get
> > & use routine_ids for built-in routines would be nice (and logical).
> 
> I assume you are familiar with the workaround for this. 
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
> -- Make a local wrapper for the built-in.
> function my_length(object x)
>   return length(x)
> end function
> 
> without warning
> -- Make a routine with the same name as the built-in but
> -- calls your wrapper.
> function length(sequence x)
>    return my_length(x)
> end function
> with warning
> 
> -- Testing --
> integer r_Length
> r_Length = routine_id("length")
> ? call_func(r_Length, {"A string"})
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
Yeah, I've done something like that.  I'd love to avoid such workarounds...