ick. On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Mike Bonner via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 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 > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ 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
