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Re: Warning error

• Posted by Bob Elia <bobelia200 at netzero.net> Feb 27, 2007
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Pete Lomax wrote:

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> Regards,
> Pete
> PS I vote for {}=xxx(), btw, very Eu-like, as I read it as "nothing becomes
> equal to the result of xxx()" or I suppose if you prefer, "store the result
> of xxx() in nothing/nowhere". Whereas I never really liked the ~xxx() idea.
> Plus it ties up nicely with my plans for multiple assignment, and also I
> always
> found "{}=" dead easy to type, actually easier/faster than "~" even thought
> it is three keys(I regularly use) not one(I rarely use).

Hi Pete,

Multiple assignment would be terrific but please don't use braces for this.

I much prefer parentheses; e.g.

{a, b, c) = somefunc()

-- Using braces makes it look like sequence formation, which it is not:

{d,e,f} = another_func()

Also, (I may be nit-picking here) when you say "nothing becomes equal to..."
as in "{}=xxx()", the empty braces have a very specific meaning, that is,
"the empty sequence", not "nothing".  At least, I find it jarring to look at.

Unless, of course, I've misunderstood your intention. ;)

BTW, I take it you are familiar with Daryl Border's implementation of
multiple assignment called "seqparse" from 2005.

Thanks,
Bob