Even easier would be to just pass a single string like so.. myhandler "type=blue,name=fred,something=234"
And use split split pVar by comma and "=" ending up with an array keyed by name. On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 5:41 AM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Here is some code to pass params by name - value pairs. It is relatively > easy with the paramCount and param functions of livecode. > > on mouseUp > > myHandler "type=blue","name=fred","something=234" > > end mouseUp > > > on myHandler > > repeat with i=1 to the paramCount > > put param(i)&cr into tArg > > set itemDel to "=" > > put item 1 of tArg into tName > > put item 2 of tArg into tValue > > put "Name:"&&tName&&"= Value:"&&tValue&cr after msg > > end repeat > > end myHandler > > > > > On 6/28/2017 2:42 AM, FlexibleLearning.com via use-livecode wrote: > > This is how ChartMaker (www.flexibleLearning.com/chartmaker ) works, > with > > only the required name-value pairs and in any order. It does make > > implementing modifications to chart displays a lot easier for exactly the > > reasons you give! > > > > Hugh Senior > > FLCo > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> I don't know when OL will be available or how it'll work. I only know > >> one thing it won't support, based on an earlier conversation with Mark > >> Waddingham: R-style arguments (similar in many respects to CSS values). > >> > >> In R, things like the plot command have reasonably-useful defaults, so > >> that you can just pass in data with nothing else and get a useful > result. > >> > >> But if you want to tailor it you pass arguments in as name-value pairs, > >> e.g.: > >> > >> plot(cars, type="o", col="blue", ylim=c(0,12)) > >> > >> What I like about that is I'm free from having to remember parameter > >> order, which also means I don't need to add a hundred commas if I want > >> to pass in a value for the 101st param. > >> > >> With name-value pairs I can include only the options I want, and in any > >> order. > >> > >> Extra bonus points that the purpose of any argument is made explicit by > >> including its name. If I see "o" I don't need to count commas and guess > >> about what that applies to, I know very clearly looking at the name > >> provided with it that it governs the plot type. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
