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Re: sequence

• Posted by jluethje at gmx.de May 29, 2002
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Hi Derek,

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> ------ Derek Replies: -----------
> I was surprised when I first came across the syntax : <SLICE> = <ATOM> : I
> actually thought it wouldn't work 'cos I had been brainwashed into thinking
> that when a target is a SLICE, the source had to be the same length. But
> then I realised that an atom has no length and the syntax is analogous to
> <SLICE> += <ATOM>. That is, each element in the SLICE is effected by the
> atom value. Once I started to think that way, it became "intuitive" 

> I'm not sure if you know the technique for getting the effect of a
> routine_id for a built-in function, but here is one way to do it...
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this was not the first time, that your mail was not just an answer to
the asked question, but a small "lesson". As a beginner with Euphoria,
I collect this mails, and so I get a growing tutorial. 

I just want to thank you for your comprehensive information.

Best regards,
   Juergen