OpenEuphoria

RE: Eu 2.5: new sequence functions

• Posted by Matt Lewis <matthewwalkerlewis at yahoo.com> Jan 13, 2004
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> From: Tommy Carlier 
> > Tommy Carlier wrote:
> >> Wouldn't we all like some new (fast as hell) sequence functions?
> >> 

<snip>

> >> insert(s, i, o) = s[1..i-1] & o & s[i..length(s)]
> >> remove(s, i) = s[1..i-1] & s[i+1..length(s)]
> >> replace(s, i, o) = s[1..i-1] & o & s[i+1..length(s)]
> >> 

<snip>

> And readability of code is very important: I think that 
> 's = replace(s, i, o)' is more readable than 
> 's = s[1..i-1] & o & s[i+1..length(s)]'.

Yes, but I think 's[i] = o' beats them both by a mile.  There may be 
some real gains to be had with a builtin insert and remove, however.

Matt Lewis