What is the word for "call" but not using the 'call' command

Ken Ray kray at sonsothunder.com
Tue Aug 17 17:18:39 EDT 2004


On 8/17/04 2:27 PM, "Dar Scott" <dsc at swcp.com> wrote:

> Consider this handler:
> 
> on doSomething
>     doThis
>     doThat
> end doSomething
> 
> I would normally say that doSomething calls doThat.  But there is a
> command called 'call'.  Is there a prefered xTalk word?  Executes?
> Invokes?  Uses?  (Hmmm, sounds like 'start using'...)  Directly calls?

How about "runs"?

doSomething runs doThat


Personally, I use "executes", but thought I'd offer a different approach...

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
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Email: kray at sonsothunder.com




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