"Command" as control structure?

[Peter Bogdanoff]

Thanks Jeanne, that makes sense.


On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:53 AM, Jeanne A. E. DeVoto <revolution at jaedworks.com> wrote:

> At 1:20 PM -0700 9/25/2016, Peter Bogdanoff wrote:
>> I see that "command" is a synonym of "on" in LC script.
>> 
>> Is using "command" rather than "on" a purely style preference?
>> 
>> I see in the old LiveCode dictionary:
>> 	The command synonym, along with the ability to declare private handlers was added in LiveCode 2.8.1
>> 
>> Why? Is this something to do with the message path?
> 
> 
> Some people prefer to use "on" for handlers of built-in messages, and "command" to designate custom-written commands:
> 
>   on mouseUp
>      -- do some stuff when the mouse is clicked
>   end mouseUp
> 
>  command myCommandHere
>     -- do my stuff
>  end myCommandHere
> 
> It's just a style preference - as far as I know, it has no effect on how handlers run - but it can be convenient for differentiating between the two types of handlers.
> 
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