2016-02-01 13:15 GMT+01:00 Maciej Izak <hnb.c...@gmail.com>: > 2016-02-01 13:09 GMT+01:00 Michael Van Canneyt <mich...@freepascal.org>: >> >> No. The compiler already uses &. >> >> & means 'the following is an identifier even if it is a keyword'. >> >> You can perfectly declare and compile: >> >> Var >> &if : integer; >> >> begin >> &if:=1; >> end. >> >> So &if is a bad idea. > > > Yes it is possible. Anyway it is better idea than IfThen. You treat facts > selectively. How often is used &if and how often is used IfThen? > > &IfThen looks also good (I like shorter syntax &if). With "&" prefix it is > obvious that this function is unique. >
you can even perfectly declare and compile: var inc, dec, chr: integer; ifthen: integer; &whatever: integer; It means that inc/&if intrinsic name is bad? Srsly? -- Best regards, Maciej Izak
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