Don't amputate numberFormat (was: affecting array keys???)

[Mike Kerner]

To remind the readers, this is a database thing - null column values cause
issues with LC when the null value is on the tail.
All it would take is removing that one little line in the item code - that
line that makes items less computationally efficient than they could be.

On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 10:32 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> On 2017-04-24 16:10, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote:
>
>> That's too bad.  I was hoping that I could trade deprecating
>> numberFormat for giving equal rights to the last item in a list.
>>
>
> If you mean:
>
>   the number of items in "a,b," should be 3 (and not 2)
>
> and
>
>   the number of items in "a,b,c" should be 3
>
> Then, err, no.
>
> Sorry.
>
> To paraphrase Scotty from Star Trek - "I can't change the laws of logic",
> and nor can you ;)
>
> If you want to use string lists which may contain an empty element
> then just make sure you always have a trailing delimiter.
>
> Of course, if you don't mean the above, then you might want to
> elaborate :)
>
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Mark.
>
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