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Re: _Ref_Extra : BUG? (in Win2K 55b) corrected test file [message #27684]

Sun, 04 November 2001 12:54

Mark Hadfield
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From: "Martin Downing" <martin.downing@ntlworld.com>
> ...the best way would be byreference to avoid copying. ...Are
> you saying that this is determined purely by the definition,
> and that calling with _REF_EXTRA as below
>> test_ref_extra2, _REF_EXTRA=e ; Here be dragons! (indeed)
> is supposed to be a syntax error?

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.

Although it is actually legal (though uncommon) to have regular keywords
beginning with underscores. So I guess strictly speaking it is legal to have
a regular keyword called "_REF_EXTRA". Not a good idea though!

> I am concerned as to which causes passing by reference/value, the
> definition or the call?

The definition!

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		Re: _Ref_Extra : BUG? (in Win2K 55b) corrected test file By: Mark Hadfield on Sun, 04 November 2001 12:54
		Re: _Ref_Extra : BUG? (in Win2K 55b) corrected test file By: John-David T. Smith on Fri, 02 November 2001 12:06
		Re: _Ref_Extra : BUG? (in Win2K 55b) corrected test file By: Martin Downing on Fri, 02 November 2001 01:59
		Re: _Ref_Extra : BUG? (in Win2K 55b) corrected test file By: Mark Hadfield on Thu, 01 November 2001 16:18
		Re: _Ref_Extra : BUG? (in Win2K 55b) corrected test file By: Martin Downing on Thu, 01 November 2001 15:30
		Re: _Ref_Extra : BUG? (in Win2K 55b) corrected test file By: Mark Hadfield on Thu, 01 November 2001 12:28
		Re: _Ref_Extra : BUG? (in Win2K 55b) corrected test file By: John-David T. Smith on Thu, 01 November 2001 12:23
		Re: _Ref_Extra : BUG? (in Win2K 55b) corrected test file By: Robert Stockwell on Thu, 01 November 2001 05:29
		Re: _Ref_Extra : BUG? (in Win2K 55b) corrected test file By: Martin Downing on Thu, 01 November 2001 09:00

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