Nick Sabalausky wrote: > I was giving a little bit of thought to assignment chaining the other day. > Unless someone can point out why I'm wrong, I think some of the > functional-style stuff we've been getting into can make assignment > chaining obsolete. > > Hypothetical example: > [mydic[x], mydic[y], mydic[z]].fill(mydic.length); > > I think something like that would be more clear than both the "tmp" and > assignment chaining versions, and perhaps allow any language complexities > that arise from the assignment chaining feature to be removed.
Seriously? [mydic[x], mydic[y], mydic[z]].fill(mydic.length);, I admit, is not bad, but it's certainly not easier on the eyes than mydic[x] = mydic[y] = mydic[z] = mydic.length;. And you need a good optimizing compiler to get the same speed. Plus, doesn't it suffer from the same problems as the assignment-chaining version? If x, y and/or z are not already in mydic, which mydic.length are you using there? -- Michiel Helvensteijn
