OpenEuphoria

Re: Re[2]: (Another) (small) Eu 2.5 feature request.

• Posted by irv mullins <irvm at ellijay.com> Sep 23, 2004
• 464 views

unknown wrote:
> 
> >> Can cause ambiguity.. although it is nice looking
> >> 
> >> what does a.b.2 mean? a[b][2] or a[b[2]] ?
> >> 
> W> a[b][2]
> W> however since you brought it up,
> W> a.b..2
> W> could mean
> W> a[b[2]]
> 
> a.b..2 can also mean a[b..2]
> 
> hehehe :D
> better use another syntax?

Here you see the reason subscripted sequences are not a substitute 
for real structures. Even though structures would make Euphoria 
code safer and clearer, Rob has shown little or no interest in 
implementing them. 

Irv