Re: [fpc-pascal] alias a function + overload 'in'

2011-12-21 Thread noreply
> two little questions > > 1. Is it possible to make an alias to a function ... so rather than just > re-calling with the same parameters, it's actually the same thing? like > the way > we can do, e.g., type natural = cardinal, or const GG = 6, but with a > function? > You can also define procedur

Re: [fpc-pascal] alias a function + overload 'in'

2011-12-18 Thread David Emerson
On Sun 18 Dec 2011, Jürgen Hestermann wrote: > David Emerson schrieb: > > 2. is it possible to overload the 'in' operator, so that it may work > > (using supplied code) on things that are not a pascal set? > > I do not know whether it is possible but I hate such overloading. An > operator define

Re: [fpc-pascal] alias a function + overload 'in'

2011-12-18 Thread David Emerson
Thank you, Tomas, those are all excellent suggestions! I am glad I asked. On Sun 18 Dec 2011, Tomas Hajny wrote: > On 17 Dec 11, at 21:07, David Emerson wrote: > > > two little questions > > > > 1. Is it possible to make an alias to a function ... so rather than just > > re-calling with the sam

Re: [fpc-pascal] alias a function + overload 'in'

2011-12-18 Thread Marcos Douglas
2011/12/18 Tomas Hajny > > On 18 Dec 11, at 10:31, Marcos Douglas wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Tomas Hajny wrote: > > > On 17 Dec 11, at 21:07, David Emerson wrote: > > > > > >> two little questions > > >> > > >> 1. Is it possible to make an alias to a function ... so rather than j

Re: [fpc-pascal] alias a function + overload 'in'

2011-12-18 Thread Tomas Hajny
On 18 Dec 11, at 10:31, Marcos Douglas wrote: > On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Tomas Hajny wrote: > > On 17 Dec 11, at 21:07, David Emerson wrote: > > > >> two little questions > >> > >> 1. Is it possible to make an alias to a function ... so rather than just > >> re-calling with the same parame

Re: [fpc-pascal] alias a function + overload 'in'

2011-12-18 Thread Marcos Douglas
On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Tomas Hajny wrote: > On 17 Dec 11, at 21:07, David Emerson wrote: > >> two little questions >> >> 1. Is it possible to make an alias to a function ... so rather than just >> re-calling with the same parameters, it's actually the same thing? like the >> way >> we c

Re: [fpc-pascal] alias a function + overload 'in'

2011-12-18 Thread Jürgen Hestermann
David Emerson schrieb: > 1. Is it possible to make an alias to a function ... so rather than just > re-calling with the same parameters, it's actually the same thing? like the way > we can do, e.g., type natural = cardinal, or const GG = 6, but with a function? I think you can declare a type

Re: [fpc-pascal] alias a function + overload 'in'

2011-12-18 Thread Tomas Hajny
On 17 Dec 11, at 21:07, David Emerson wrote: > two little questions > > 1. Is it possible to make an alias to a function ... so rather than just > re-calling with the same parameters, it's actually the same thing? like the > way > we can do, e.g., type natural = cardinal, or const GG = 6, but

Re: [fpc-pascal] alias a function + overload 'in'

2011-12-18 Thread Howard Page-Clark
On 18/12/11 5:07, David Emerson wrote: 1. Is it possible to make an alias to a function ... so rather than just re-calling with the same parameters, it's actually the same thing? like the way we can do, e.g., type natural = cardinal, or const GG = 6, but with a function? There's always the simp