Arrays in LC [was: Re: [TAO] value() to obtain pointer functionality]

[Peter Haworth]

I wouldn't be in favor of using {}.  Problem is that LC currently accepts
those characters as delimiters for the keys of an array.  I don't use them
on purpose but every now and again I notice I typed one by mistake.  Seems
like a backwards compatibility problem.

Pete
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On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 8:23 AM, <jbv at souslelogo.com> wrote:

> I was thinking :
> set the indexedarray of myArray to true
> set the indexedarray of myArray to false
>
> but then what happens when you switch that property from true
> to false for the same array within a handler ?
>
> Same question for "{}" notation : what happens when the same
> handler contains these 2 successive lines :
>   add 1 to myArray{10}
>   add 1 to myArray[10]
>
> Best
> jbv
>
> > How about using {} instead of []?
> >
> > Bob S
> >
> >
> > On Aug 20, 2014, at 07:24 , Richard Gaskin
> > <ambassador at fourthworld.com<mailto:ambassador at fourthworld.com>> wrote:
> >
> > So if we were to propose that LiveCode add indexed arrays, the first
> thing
> > we'll want to do is come up with the syntax for specifying those when
> > those are what we want, ideally allowing all other usage to continue
> using
> > associative arrays as they have all these years.
> >
> > Suggestions on what that syntax should look like?
> >
>
>
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