Send has an "in time" clause that allows you to delay the sending of the message - dispatch doesn't have that. In some circumstances, datagrid messages need to be sent with "in zero seconds" (more info in the Datagrid Tutorial at http://lessons.runrev.com/spaces/lessons/manuals/datagrid/lessons/7340-What-Sorts-of-Things-Should-I-Not-Do-In-Order-To-Avoid-Needless-Suffering- Pete Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com>
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Todd Geist <t...@geistinteractive.com>wrote: > This last little post by Richard makes me think of JavaScript, The Good > Parts, by Douglas Crawford. > > Crawford lays out a case for which parts of JavScript should be used and > which are to be avoided at all cost. I wonder if something similar could > be > done with LiveCode. Or perhaps just a guide to what parts can be left > behind. > > For example, I am reasonably certain that I will never need to write code > that is compatible with HyperCard, So does that mean that I never need to > use Send, and I can always use Dispatch? > > Todd > > > > > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Richard Gaskin < > ambassa...@fourthworld.com > > wrote: > > > > > > There is a sense of theory about LiveCode's language, but it's equally > > saddled by a richly varied history. > > > > The difference between "send" and "dispatch" is a good example: > > > > IMO (and perhaps most people's) the syntax for including arguments with > > "send" is beautiful in its simplicity: > > > > dispatch "SomeMessage" to "SomeObject" with tSomeVariable > > > > Send is much funkier, requiring you to send the variable name as part of > > the string being sent: > > > > send "SomeMessage tSomeVariable" to "SomeObject" > > > > > > The "send" command first appeared in HyperTalk more than 20 years ago, so > > when it was added to LiveCode the implementation remained the same for > > compatibility. > > > > But once RunRev identified a need for a different message like > "dispatch", > > unencumbered by historic compatibility they were free to use more > graceful > > syntax. > > > > It might be nice if "send" could be enhanced in a future version to use > the > > "with" token to passing arguments, but with so many priorities to address > > this will likely have to wait. > > > > So in the meantime we have one of a few such anomalies in the language. > > > > -- > > Todd Geist > ------------------------------ > geist interactive <http://www.geistinteractive.com> > 805-419-9382 > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
