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Re: VOID

• Posted by Juergen Luethje <j.lue at gmx.de> Oct 04, 2003
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Mike wrote:

<snip>

> VOID wouldn't be necessary if it were possible to use functions as
> procedures, but I believe the dummy variable would be easier to implement.
> It also is more self-documenting:   VOID=my_routine(1,2,3) makes it clear
> that my_routine is a function whose return value I'm choosing to discard,
> while my_routine(1,2,3) might be a procedure.

I agree, that
     VOID = my_routine(1,2,3)
is more self-documenting, than just calling 'my_routine()', as if it
were a procedure.

My favourite would be something like
     _my_routine(1,2,3)
though.
This calls the function as a procedure, *and* it is self-documenting,
if the '_' at the beginning of a routine name will only be allowed in
this situation. It wouldn't break existing code.

Regards,
   Juergen

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