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Re: How to get numbers into passed structure elements (pass-by-value/reference problem). [message #59016 is a reply to message #58922]

Thu, 28 February 2008 07:07

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Paul van Delst writes:

> I'll repeat my comment in my reply to David Fanning's post in this thread:
> I find it a fundamental flaw of IDL that the argument passing mechanism (reference
> or value) is so exposed to the user that they have to tailor their code to prevent
> data loss.

I find this equivalent to dynamic tying and structuring:
powerful, but dangerous. Like keeping a loaded 357 Magnum
in the drawer of the night stand. In the right hands ... etc.

Cheers,

David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Re: How to get numbers into passed structure elements (pass-by-value/reference problem). By: Wox on Thu, 28 February 2008 02:22
		Re: How to get numbers into passed structure elements (pass-by-value/reference problem). By: David Fanning on Thu, 28 February 2008 07:11
		Re: How to get numbers into passed structure elements (pass-by-value/reference problem). By: David Fanning on Thu, 28 February 2008 07:07
		Re: How to get numbers into passed structure elements (pass-by-value/reference problem). By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Thu, 28 February 2008 07:00

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