>parentheses! curly brackets! >this was once a topic. > >for me, clarity is the issue, esp. with a long >line. logical evaluations too: >if (a=b) and (c<>d) then... > >i just wondered if MetaCard had some quirks... >
It seems that parenthesis in MC are required more often than in HC. Particularly in more complex expressions where functions are used among &'s -- MC sometimes concates too much before evaluating the function. Admitedly, in all cases, the syntax is somewhat ambigous. It seems that HC scopes such expressions a bit differently than MC. The parenthesis seem also usually required in more complex expressions, like inlining a function as a parameter of another function. My rules of thumb became to use parenthesis anywhere I use an expression instead of a constant or variable. Robert _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
