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Re: function signature [message #51127]

Fri, 27 October 2006 17:02

Dominic[1]
Messages: 13
Registered: October 2006

Junior Member

Ok, but is it possible to make the "bar" parameter mandatory at compile
time?

thanks,
dometz

mgalloy@gmail.com wrote:
> Dominic wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is there a way to add signatures to user written function and
>> procedures? So that validation of method calls are made at compile time
>> vs. run time?
>>
>> example:
>>
>> pro foo, bar
>> ...
>> end
>>
>> some calls in his code:
>> pro calling_foo
>> foo ;without the bar parameter
>> end
>>
>> So, is there a way when calling_foo is compile that it will catch this
>> error at compile time as a syntax error?
>
> But it's not a syntax error. The "bar" parameter might be optional (it
> is up to the "foo" routine to determine what it needs).
>
> On the other hand,
>
> pro foo
> ...
> end
>
> pro calling_foo
> foo, bar
> end
>
> is a syntax error.
>
> Mike
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> www.michaelgalloy.com

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