OpenEuphoria

Re: to Rob (isn't this a bit silly)

• Posted by isaac <isaaca at MINDSPRING.COM> Nov 29, 1998
• 459 views

>global function rtrim(sequence string)
>    if string[length(string)] = ' ' then -- if last character
>        string = string[1..length(string)-1] -- if space, take it away
>    else
>        return string -- ok, last character isn't a space, done, get out
>    end if
>    string = rtrim(string) -- recursive call to check another character
>    return string -- Now, please explain to me the elegance or purpose of
>-- having this statement
>end function

>--Alan

As has already been stated, that line IS used.  You might perhaps try:

global function rtrim(sequence string)
    if string[length(string)] = ' ' then
        string = string[1..length(string)-1]
        return rtrim(string)            <--------<<<
    else
        return string
    end if
end function

I haven't checked it for speed, but it at least looks more elegant to me.

Isaac

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