> tmp in FOR EACH is only reference. > Why we should create variable for such reference in FOR EACH > but not in function call?, i.e.: > > func( @tmp ) > ? tmp > > 'tmp' is also "a written variable" like in above both cases. > > Of course if most of Harbour users prefer to create new memvar > variable in FOR EACH then I'll implement it but I do not like it. > > But do not forget that FOR EACH does not store dummy references > after iteration but restores original variable value. > > proc main() > x := 10 > ? x > for each x in "ABC" > ? x > next > ? x > return > > Personally I even think that FOR EACH should use their own temporary > variables instead of declared ones. It will be much cleaner and faster.
Sounds reasonable. BTW for this is not a problem, but I've personally stumbled into this quite a few times (when creating small quick test code without -w switch) and found it non-natural. Anyway it's not huge problem for me and I can accept this explanation. Brgds, Viktor _______________________________________________ Harbour mailing list (attachment size limit: 40KB) Harbour@harbour-project.org http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour
