Re: Feature for next Eu
Boehme, Gabriel wrote:
>> The 'remove' function.
>>
>>Basically, it would work like so...
>>
>> x = {1,2,3,4,5}
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>> x = remove (x,3) -- x is now {1,2,4,5}
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>I would suggest calling it "delete" instead, to pair with your "insert"
>idea.
>
>Also, the "3" in this function is referring to what -- the index, or the
>sequence contents? I would assume it's the index, paralleling this with
>"insert", but I just want to be clear on what you're proposing...
My mistake; the second parameter would indeed be the index,
not the value.
>> insert (s,x,3) --> s[1..2] & x & s[3..length(s)]
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>Bad parm order -- if you're going to have "delete(s,3)" (or "remove(s,3)",
>whatever), you should have the index parm in the same location for the
>paired routines. "insert(s,3,x)" would be more consistent, IMO.
Well, either way wouldn't bother me...
>> last (s,5) --> the last 5 elements of s
>
>?? I guess I don't see much need for this, although I admit it's kind of a
>pain to have to code s[length(s)-4..length(s)] instead. I guess I've never
>run into a situation where I've needed anything like this...
I've got something planned that could benefit from it; but
you're right, it's probably not something one would see
very often. Probably better left alone.
Rod Jackson
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