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RE: RE: if statement not working

• Posted by bensler at mail.com Mar 21, 2002
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I should have said "I only see two small benefits to the current syntax"

I think that makes my position a bit clearer :)

Chris


Derek Parnell wrote:
> 22/03/2002 2:19:34 PM, bensler at mail.com wrote:
> 
> >
> >Good point.
> >
> >I have never found the need to use compare, so I was thinking in a 
> >narrower spectrum when I mentioned ==.
> >
> >I see two benefits to the current syntax.
> >
> >1. comparing equal length sequences (does the entire structure of the 
> >sequence need to match, or just the length?)
> >
> 
> I am talking about language syntax, not implementation tactics. Is there 
> any reason that the 
> interpreter cannot compare lengths if it sees '=' instead of 
> 'compare()'? 
> 
> >2. to visually define the difference between a numeric compare, and an 
> >object compare.
> 
> Have you actually needed to do this? Anyone?
> 
> >See: "justifying compare" posted by David Cuny in 1998
> 
> I will. David is very good, but I'm not convinced yet. Keep trying 
> 
> ---------
> Cheers,
> Derek Parnell 
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> 
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