common code patterns

[Alex Tweedly]

On 11/08/2017 16:26, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote:
>
> case 2:
> iterating through a cr-separated list and needing to modify lines
> (note: this is even more extreme if I need to delete lines):
>
> put tBreaks into tNewBreaks
> put 1 into tLine
> repeat for each line tBreak in tBreaks
>   put item 1 of tBreak into tID
>   put the long id of control id tID of the topstack into tObjectID
>   put tObjectID into item 1 of line tLine of tNewBreaks
>   add 1 to tLine
> end repeat
> return tNewBreaks
>
Is it really worth doing this by changing each of the lines ?
Is it not easier, clearer and very likely just as fast, to do:

> put empty into tNewBreaks
> repeat for each line tBreak in tBreaks
>   put item 1 of tBreak into tID
>   put the long id of control id tID of the topstack into tObjectID
>   put tObjectID & the itemDel & item 2 to -1 of tBreak &CR after 
> tNewBreaks
> end repeat
> return char 1 to -1 of tNewBreaks 
With a bonus that deleting lines (i.e. not copying them) is easier.

Regards,
Alex