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RE: listed subscripting

• Posted by Juergen Luethje <j.lue at gmx.de> Apr 24, 2006
• 474 views

Cuvier Christian wrote:

<snip>

> And of course, it is a real pain not to be able to write:
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
> function doSomething(sequence vars)
> --...
> end function
> 
> procedure whatEver()
> integer n1,n2
> sequence s1,s2,s3
> --...
> {n1,n2,s1,s2,s3}=doSomething({n1,n2,s1,s2,s3})
> --...
> end procedure
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> The above code would allow to write a separate routine for what doSomething
> does, avoiding the error prone, tiresome, cluttered, unelegant urrent
> solution:
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
> vars=doSomething({n1,n2,s1,s2,s3})
> n1=vars[1]
> s1=vars[3]
> --etc
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> Rob, when will you decide to make Euphoria simple to use???

Christian, I support your suggestion.
Another eample for using the proposed syntax:

-- elegant swap:
{a,b} = {b,a}

-- current swap:
temp = a
a = b
b = temp

Regards,
   Juergen

-- 
Have you read a good program lately?