OpenEuphoria

Re: New slice operator

• Posted by Jason Gade <jaygade at y?hoo.?om> Apr 26, 2008
• 728 views

don cole wrote:
> 
> Jason Gade wrote:
> > 
> > Shawn Pringle wrote:
> > > 
> > > Jason Gade wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Fernando Bauer wrote:
> > > > > How about this:
> > > > > }}}
<eucode>
> > > > >    puts(1,s[1~30])
> > > > > </eucode>
{{{

> > > > > 
> > > > > Matt wrote:
> > > > > > My thought is, "Is there really a need for this stuff?"  There are
> > > > > > better
> > > > > > ways to do this in euphoria.  This seems like a very BASIC-y way to
> > > > > > do
> > > > > > things.  I don't think we should include this in the standard
> > > > > > library.
> > > 
> > > I think this is all rather redundant.  We already have
> > > a slice operator.  Instead of puts(1,s[1~30]) use puts(1,s[1..30])
> > 
> > The object is to return all of the elements up to either the end or 30,
> > whichever
> > is longer. The normal slice operator would return an error if length(s) <
> > 30.
> 
> As it should. 
> 
> If the coder is asking for something longer that he/she has created then 
> 
> he/she should get an error.
> 
> I think the coding is just perfect the way it is.
> 
> > I'm not proposing it, I just think that it's an interesting topic for
> > discussion.
> > Fernando proposed it.
> > 
> > --
> > A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a
> > simple
> > system that works.
> > --John Gall's 15th law of Systemantics.
> > 
> > "Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
> > --C.A.R. Hoare
> > 
> > j.
> 
> 
> Don Cole

Although I wasn't in the IRC discussion, I just read the logs and I see that the
consensus was to stick with "head()" and "tail()" in the standard library, with
which I can agree.

No need to add new operators. It was worth discussing, though.

--
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple
system that works.
--John Gall's 15th law of Systemantics.

"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
--C.A.R. Hoare

j.