OpenEuphoria

Re: type checking ?

• Posted by Bernie Ryan <xotron at blu?frog.c?m> Nov 25, 2007
• 608 views

Matt Lewis wrote:
> 
> Bernie Ryan wrote:
> > 
> > Matt Lewis wrote:
> > > 
> > 
> > > Why do you need to pass a parameter if you want to force them to 
> > > pass a specific constant?
> >  
> > Matt:
> > 
> > <code>
> 
> <snipped>
> 
> > -- These are ok
> > useit(strConstant1)
> > useit(strConstant2)
> > useit(strConstant3)
> > 
> > -- THIS IS WRONG BECAUSE OF THE QUOTES, I DO NOT WANT TO PROCESS THIS.
> > 
> > useit("strConstant1")
> > 
> > </code>
> 
> OK, once again, you've answered the what, but not the why.  I'll play 
> dentist now and ask some more focused questions.
> 
> Where did file1, etc come from?  Are these user files?  Are they part
> of your library?

file1 is a resource file created by the user using a utility program. 
 
> Why is the distinction between a constant and a literal sequence important
> to useit?
>

useit() is a procedure in a library that is being used by the user.
 
> You say that you don't want to process a literal sequence.  Please explain 
> the reason behind this.
> 

I do not know in advance what constant name will generated by the user

generating the file.

So I was trying to type-check so the user entered the constant token name.

I think a figured away around it by having the utility embed a unique

indentifier in the generated sequence constant string.     


Bernie

My files in archive:
WMOTOR, XMOTOR, W32ENGIN, MIXEDLIB, EU_ENGIN, WIN32ERU, WIN32API 

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