concatenating with the ampersand

[Joe Lewis Wilkins]

Thanks, Stephen. I assumed he probably meant parenthesis, but under  
most contexts you may use them interchangeably; certainly in  
mathematical calculations. Doing so makes these even more readable as  
well.

Joe

On Mar 11, 2007, at 2:59 PM, Stephen Barncard wrote:

> I would use the term 'parentheses'            get shmengie(200+56)
>
> not 'brackets'.
>
> Yes, very useful for clarity, defining order of execution, and  
> reducing confusion for the compiler.
>
> Brackets [ ] are used to define array keys        shmengie[item1]
>
> array keys cannot be evaluated inside the brackets
>
>  shmengie[200+2]   won't work correctly
>
> this might work but be hard to trace.
>
>
>  shmengie[(200+2)] but I haven't tested.
>
> sqb
>
>
>> Hi Joe,
>>
>> Mind reading would be a useful skill, but it is my own mind that  
>> is causing most of the problems (sigh).
>>
>> I did see an earlier comment about using brackets to delineate the  
>> concatenated string and I have found that cuts most of my problems  
>> in this area. Maybe because I have to be clearer about what I am  
>> doing or maybe because the interpreter likes it better.
>> Cheers
>>
>> John T
>>
>>
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