Empty and logical expressions

[Mark Schonewille]

Hi Ralph,

I tried it and I get **.

on mouseUp
     TestItems 1,  ,2
end mouseUp

command TestItems svar1 , svar2 , svar3
     put "*" & item 1 of svar2 & "*" --> "**"
end TestItems

Which version of LiveCode do you use?

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On 9 nov 2012, at 00:40, Ralph DiMola wrote:

> Mark,
> 
> Another one just bit me. Take this command
> 
> command TestItems svar1 , svar2 , svar3
> put "*" & item 1 of svar2 & "*"
> end TestItems
> 
> Now call it like this:
> TestItems 1, 3 ,2
> Yields "*3*"
> 
> TestItems 1,,2
> Yields "**"
> 
> But what I did NOT expect is....
> 
> TestItems 1, ,2
> Yields "* *"
> 
> TestItems 1,   ,2
> Yields "*   *"
> 
> Now why would extra spaces between parameters become spaces???????
> 
> This just move to the top of the bite-an-LC-newbee list for me!
> 
> Ralph DiMola
> IT Director
> Evergreen Information Services
> rdimola at evergreeninfo.net
> 
>