On 2017-08-08 17:49, hh via use-livecode wrote:
From a viewpoint of the "get property /set property" syntax
"unexpected results" sounds convincing here, but, TMHO, it is
exactly what I would expect from a **viewpoint of array syntax**.
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local catness
put "minimal" into catness
--> Then the next two lines
set the minimal of me to "very much" --(1)
set the "minimal" of me to "very much" --(2)
--> are equivalent and create the same key "minimal".
--> As catness is "minimal" and is NOT empty, this is also equivalent
to
set the catness of me to "very much" --(3)
--> what is, as usual when quoting, equivalent to
set the "catness" of me to "very much" --(4)
--> Four equivalent commands (1)-(4) result in the same key
"minimal".
--> And it["catness"] is empty, correctly.
get the customProperties of me
put it["catness"] &"/"& it[catness] &"/"& it["minimal"] &"/"&
it[minimal]
put cr & the keys of it after msg
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Perhaps I'm misunderstanding your point here, but I think array syntax
actually helps justify why the current behavior is wrong. Compare:
put 100 into redvalue
put 0 into myArray[redvalue]
put 255 into myArray["redvalue"]
To:
put 100 into redvalue
set the redvalue of me to 0
set the "redvalue" of me to 255
In the first case you get an array { 100: 0, redvalue: 255 }.
In the second case the customprops array is { 100: 255 }.
Basically everywhere else quoted literals evaluate to the quoted value -
unquoted literals might evaluate to the contents of a variable if that
variable has been created. In this case (in 'the ... of ...'), though,
the quoted literal gets treated as if it doesn't have quotes all the
time.
Warmest Regards,
Mark.
--
Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/
LiveCode: Everyone can create apps
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