how are variables passed from functions?

[Mark Wieder]

Jacque-

Friday, November 14, 2014, 5:46:08 PM, you wrote:

> On 11/14/2014, 5:28 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote:
>> I guess what I am saying is that since test1 did not*explicitly*
>> return anything, the mouseUp handler should put nothing in the
>> message box. However I am discovering that functions*implicitly*
>> return data that the programmer did not tell them to return.

> I'm trying to understand how it follows any known rule of messaging. I
> don't see it yet. To me it looks like a bug.

I've only followed this thread sporadically because it's been a busy
week at work, but I'm quite amused. This is the way ruby works, and if
memory serves, go works the same way. The last statement executed is
the current result. In fact, it's considered bad form in ruby code to
include an explicit return statement at the end of a method. Xtalk has
simply been ahead of its time all along.

Now if LiveCode coders would simply put return statements at the end
of functions where they belong there wouldn't be any confusion.

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-Mark Wieder
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