Another Script Editing Tip

[erik hansen]

--- Dar Scott <dsc at swcp.com> wrote:
> > this is the first instance of a handler name
> > using chars other than numbers, letters,
> > and "_" that i have seen. more wonders.
> 
> There are a handful of characters that will
> 'work'.
> 
> For a little while I used ? at the end of the
> names of functions that 
> returned true or false.  However, Scott Raney
> has advised against using 
> anything outside the set you mentioned because
> of potential future 
> changes.  In addition, I was being
> inconsistent.  I have been 
> suggesting that Revolution get a expression
> style 'if' that doesn't 
> evaluate all arguments and even suggested the C
> notation involving ? 
> and : to do it.  So I was suggesting a feature
> that would break my code.
> 
> I now put "Is" after the library name (if any)
> and before the rest of 
> the name to indicate a function that returns
> true or false.  Example:  
> spyIsErikOnline()

dassIstGut()

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