Hi Tobias, After some time, I had the chance to look at this thing again:
Am 19.11.2014 16:37, schrieb Tobias Boege: > On Wed, 19 Nov 2014, Rolf-Werner Eilert wrote: >>> This is a standard task and therefore a "template solution" evolved in the >>> Gambas sources. Attached is a project which shows how to do it cleanly, no >>> public variables and no auxiliary classes needed. >>> >>> If you have a problem with the project and comments being German, I will >>> translate it for you... >>> >>> Regards, >>> Tobi >>> >>> >> >> >> Thanks for that example. Never realised there would be this way to do >> it. It does indeed save a lot of trouble with values from dialogs. On >> the other hand, it means changing the form calls I'm used to from a >> simple "formxyz.ShowModal" to "DIM hForm As New formxyz" "aCollection = >> hForm(...)". >> >> Let me ask two things I stumbled over when studying the code: >> >> Where would I find this "call" thing in the documentation? F2 doesn't >> react to event calls, and I cannot find it under the event descriptions >> (like Event Management etc.). >> > > _call is a special method that allows you to use an object like a function. > It is documented in the "Special methods" section[0]. > > However, it is not mandatory here. In Gambas sources you mostly see a > function named Run() instead. I just like the _call() syntax better. > >> Why is a SUB used with a Return value? Wouldn't it be more up to >> standards to use a FUNCTION instead? (As far as I understand, a SUB is a >> function without a return value, one that would be of type "void" under C.) >> > > Definitely! Usually I do that, but sometimes signatures change when I > develop the code further. I must have overseen that spot. Anyway, in > Gambas Sub, Procedure and Function are mutually interchangeable. > > Regards, > Tobi > > [0] http://gambaswiki.org/wiki/cat/special > My question is, when I have more than a few parameters to state, how can I achieve that? Now it is Return ["name": txtName.Text, "password": txtPassword.Text] but when I have 200 or more things to pass? Or is the collection thing too slowly for such a number of items? Rolf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
