[TAO] value() to obtain pointer functionality

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Mike.


Oh. Now I see what you mean.



This is not pointers and handles, though I think it is adorable you characterized it that way. It is xTalk string evaluation gone wild.



When you say:



value(c)




LC evaluates a naked "a" --no quotes. The literal has been supplanted


So when you get the value of that, LC thinks you are talking about the original variable, which contains a "1".


I know you know this.


So does it seem counter to all we know and love? I would understand if you say yes. Is it a feature to be exploited, or a demon to be exorcised? In other words, is it "where does LC get off evaluating that very explicit literal in such a manner" or "this is perfectly normal behavior; what's the beef?".


Craig




-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com>
To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 28, 2014 5:40 pm
Subject: Re: [TAO] value() to obtain pointer functionality


OMG AND IT'S SCREAMING FAST COMPARED TO DO.  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!


On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com>
wrote:

> Stop it.  Now you're just making me mad.  I just discovered this, and now
> I'm getting hazed with it.
>
> Well played, sir.  Well played.
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 5:26 PM, Mark Wieder <mwieder at ahsoftware.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Mike-
>>
>> You can also get tricky and do things like:
>>
>> on mouseUp
>>    local a, b
>>
>>    put "hello" into a
>>    put a & "()" into b
>>    put value(b)
>> end mouseup
>>
>> function hello
>>    return "goodbye"
>> end hello
>>
>> --
>>  Mark Wieder
>>  ahsoftware at gmail.com
>>
>>
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On the second day, God created the oceans.
On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours,
   and did a little diving.
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