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Re: Parameters for Dummies [message #30981 is a reply to message #30979]

Fri, 31 May 2002 09:22

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Sean Raffuse (sean@me.wustl.edu) writes:

> is there any time when I should really be using a positional parameter
> instead of a keyword parameter? The more I do, the less I see why a
> positional parameter would ever be better. Yet, I'm sure they're there for
> a reason. Please enlighten me, oh most wise discussion group.

Here is a loose rule of thumb: Positional parameters are
for *required* parameters. Keyword parameters are for
everything else.

Cheers,

David
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