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Re: structures, arrays of pointers and assignment [message #53807 is a reply to message #53745]

Wed, 02 May 2007 23:54

Ingo von Borstel
Messages: 54
Registered: September 2006

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Hi,

>> Not so easy. As mentioned above, all the routines are written such that
>> they accept variable types as used for dealing with a single set of
>> data. Wouldn't want to change their basic structure.
>
> Unless I am missing something here, isn't this just a
> case of parameter overloading. Something like this,
> added to your routines would surely suffice:
>
> IF Size(param, /TNAME) EQ 'STRUCT' THEN BEGIN
> field = param.field
> aStruct = Temporary(param)
> param = Temporary(field)
> ENDIF
>
> And then at the end of the routine, before you exit:
>
> IF N_Elements(aStruct) NE 0 THEN BEGIN
> aStruct.field = param
> param = Temporary(aStruct)
> ENDIF

Hmm... this sounds like a way to possibly go. Now I only have to make
sure to find a way how to distinguish the two different kind of structs
(both astruct and astruct.field being a struct, though a different one).
But that's feasable. Thanks for the suggestion.

Cheers,
Ingo
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		Re: structures, arrays of pointers and assignment By: David Fanning on Wed, 02 May 2007 09:24
		Re: structures, arrays of pointers and assignment By: David Fanning on Wed, 02 May 2007 09:08
		Re: structures, arrays of pointers and assignment By: Ingo von Borstel on Wed, 02 May 2007 08:50
		Re: structures, arrays of pointers and assignment By: David Fanning on Wed, 02 May 2007 06:47
		Re: structures, arrays of pointers and assignment By: Ingo von Borstel on Wed, 02 May 2007 23:57
		Re: structures, arrays of pointers and assignment By: Ingo von Borstel on Wed, 02 May 2007 23:54

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