+1 on a ‘using … end using’ block - it would be so useful!
On 10/9/2016 9:35 PM, Paul Dupuis wrote: > Some long time ago, someone on this list suggested a control block such > as "using <objectReference>" ... "end using" > > Where any object references in the block would always be evaluated > relative to the object referred to in the start of the using block. > So: > > using card 3 of stack "X" > put the label of btn "A" into myVar > ... > end using > > Would look for button "A" on card 3 of stack "X" > > using stack "X" would be essentially the same as set the defaultStack to "X" > > but you could also do things like > > using grp id 1005 of card 3 of stack "X" > repeat with i=1 to the number of fields > -- would refer only to the field in group ID 1005 of card 3 of > stack "X" > end repeat > end using > > nested using block would presumably be possible > > I always though this enhancement would be a great addition to LiveCode. > I would suggest this as a compliment to the defaultStack. _______________________________________________ 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
