OpenEuphoria

Re: type question

• Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Feb 09, 2003
• 369 views

----- Original Message -----
From: <gertie at visionsix.com>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: type question


>
> problem:
>
> gettok(string,"3",32)
>
> what type is "3" ? Sequence, yeas?
>
> global function gettok(sequence text, object n, object separator)
>
> fails the integer(n) test

This is correct. integer(n) should return false.

> junk = n[1] -- junk = 51

This is correct. The character '3' is ASCII 51.

> fails the sequence(n) test

What? Does sequence(n) return zero?

> fails the sequence(n[1]) test

Good. n[1] is an integer - 51. Also known as character '3'.

> can be subdivided into n[1]
Of course - its a sequence.

> passes the atom(n) test -- = 51

What? Does atom(n) return true?

>
> debug says n={51-3} -- sequence
WHat? I don't know what you mean by the 51-3. Do you mean 51 minus 3 as the
value of the only element in a sequence?

> debug says junk = 51 -- atom

Correct.
> What happened to the "3" in n ? It is acting like i used a '3' !

You did use a '3'.  EUphoria's string notation is a shorthand for this...

  "3"  is equivilent to {'3'}

Just as "Derek" is the same as {'D', 'e', 'r', 'e', 'k'}

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cheers,
Derek Parnell