> On Apr 26, 2018, at 12:14 PM, Brian Milby via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> wrote: > > tPath can also be thought of as a (proper) list which makes a little more > sense. Mark W would need to answer the why.
The following excerpts provide a quote from Mark W: > On Mar 12, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Pete wrote: > >> I'm wondering how you found about about this key values array feature? I >> can't find any mention of it in the dictionary or the reference manual and >> it sure seems like something that should be known! > > On Mar 12, 2012, at 1:18 PM, Dick Kriesel <dick.krie...@mail.com > <mailto:dick.krie...@mail.com>> wrote: > > I found it while looking through bug reports for arrays, in > <http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7166 > <http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7166>> dated 2008-11-28. So, > thanks be to Mark Waddingham and David Bovill for that. > > For convenience, here's Mark's reply to David: > > Thanks for the suggestion. > > This is on the list to include for the next version. In that version with: > put tValue into tArray[tKey] > (indeed anywhere you can currently do tArray[tKey]) > > The meaning of 'tKey' will be extended: > 1) If it is a string then it is as it is now > 2) If it is a numerically keyed array starting at 1, then it will mean: > put tValue into tArray[tKey[1]][tKey[2]]...[tKey[n]] > where <n> is the number of elements in tKey > 3) Otherwise it is an error. > > This will allow you to construct an array containing the path to the key you > want to modify/fetch/delete dynamically. > > I agree, the feature's worth adding into the dictionary and manual. > > -- Dick _______________________________________________ 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
