valueDiff for arrays?

[Mark Waddingham]

It's just a case of refactoring but some further thought is required even about the current filter improvement.

By creating a revised form of filter, for example, we have the option of making 'matches' take an RE and not a glob (shell wildcard expr). Yes REs are more complicated but much more generally useful.

This would then lead to a 'matches operator' and a 'matches wildcard' operator.

The code for this is in the filter command already - and the query expression impl would use the same code so it would be as fast as filter currently is.

Warmest Regards,

Mark.

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> On 5 Aug 2018, at 13:37, Mark Wieder via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 08/05/2018 11:20 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:
>> That isn't overloading put - that's introducing query expressions...
>> Which would (at least as far as filter currently goes - I have another as yet unstated reason for suggesting a revised syntax beyond stopping my own mental torture!) eliminate the need for filter into.
>> e.g
>> the lines of X where Y
>> Could be something which would work anywhere an expression does.
> 
> As a long-term goal, I muchly like this.
> 
>> However, small steps - the current filter code is tied to the filter command - so additions is easier to do there first as @Monte has demonstrated.
> 
> No worries. Syntax aside, I tend to use the filter command quite a bit, as the implementation in the engine is blazingly fast.
> 
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