Re: find_from and match_from
- Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Mar 22, 2007
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Pete Lomax wrote: > > My tuppenceworth: > I will vote for this on two independent conditions: > > 1) Keep one opcode, just make it have 3 params, and put a 1 in there as and > when needed (details aside, see PS). This is how it should have been done from the outset. > 2) At least consider optional parameters, ie in hll it would be eg: > }}} <eucode> > function find(object x, sequence s, integer i=1) > ... > end function > </eucode> {{{ > The "=1" makes it possible to code find(x,s) *or* find(x,s,i). This would be a great idea too. However, the simplest will be to add new opcodes. I would use this feature frequently as I currently use slower methods now. -- Derek Parnell Melbourne, Australia Skype name: derek.j.parnell