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keyword_set bug or feature [message #4216]

Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00

phil
Messages: 15
Registered: April 1995

Junior Member

Thanks to those who responded to my ? concerning common blocks.

I just can across another 'feature' and was wondering if others felt
that it is really a 'bug' or if there is some way to over come it. It
has to do with keywords in functions or procedures. I use several and
check to see if the are set using

IF NOT(keyowrd_set(key)) THEN BEGIN
;set a default value here
ENDIF

The problem comes in if the user wants to set key = 0. If so then it
appears to the above test that the keyword is not set even though in
the function call the user typed

Result = somefunction(var,key=0)

What gives? Can I just add key = key + 1 and key = key - 1 around the
testing if statement?

Any other suggestions appreciated.
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		keyword_set bug or feature By: phil on Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00
		Re: keyword_set bug or feature By: zawodny on Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00
		Re: keyword_set bug or feature By: zawodny on Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00
		Re: keyword_set bug or feature By: wmc on Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00
		Re: keyword_set bug or feature By: thompson on Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00
		Re: keyword_set bug or feature By: llobet on Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00
		Re: keyword_set bug or feature By: sterner on Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00
		Re: keyword_set bug or feature By: thompson on Tue, 16 May 1995 00:00
		Re: keyword_set bug or feature By: soc on Tue, 16 May 1995 00:00
		Re: keyword_set bug or feature By: thompson on Thu, 25 May 1995 00:00

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