Capture the Trig Function from an Option Menu Button

[Roger Guay]

Please forgive my ignorance here, Mark, but are you suggesting another way of doing this kind of thing?

Thanks,
Roger


On Dec 8, 2012, at 11:15 AM, Mark Wieder <mwieder at ahsoftware.net> wrote:

> Jim-
> 
> Saturday, December 8, 2012, 10:11:31 AM, you wrote:
> 
>> But could you tell me how this "mouseUP" handle fails to do the job?
> 
> Well, it's not nearly as hard to read, for one thing. But seriously,
> the use of lambda functions (google it) can provide a degree of
> flexibility in code and help prevent coding errors. For instance, to
> add the arctan() to your example you'd have to add a new line to the
> option control, then add a new case statement to the switch construct
> in the mouseUp handler. Possibly you could make a mistake when cutting
> and pasting, forgetting to insert a break statement, etc. Using the
> redirected form all you'd need to do is add the new line to the option
> control.
> 
> -- 
> -Mark Wieder
> mwieder at ahsoftware.net
> 
> 
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