It's up to the called procedure to use it in a way that is string-like. It's like in C with the 'char' type: it's used both for small integers and for characters. The interpretation is a consequence of the operations applied.
Sébastien On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:27 PM, Khadija EL MAHRSI < [email protected]> wrote: > What if I wanted to use the content of Var as an argument? > > > 2012/5/4 Sébastien Doeraene <[email protected]> > >> Use {System.showInfo Var} instead. >> Sébastien >> >> >> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Khadija EL MAHRSI < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> Yes, I've figured that much and I remember running into this problem >>> before but I can't remember if I was able to display the string in letters >>> not the ASCII codes or not. Because when I use {System.show Var}, I get the >>> list of ASCII codes while the result I need is for the string in letters to >>> be displayed. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >>> 2012/5/4 Sébastien Doeraene <[email protected]> >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> In Oz, a String *is* a list of numbers (the ASCII codes of the >>>> characters in the string). It's only the way you use it that determines if >>>> it is considered as a string or as a list of numbers. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Sébastien >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Khadija EL MAHRSI < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I'm having another problem with the Dropdownlist. The value returned >>>>> by the command: >>>>> >>>>> {List.nth {D get($)} {D get(firstselection:$)}} >>>>> >>>>> is a list of numbers (which I suppose represents the selected virtual >>>>> string from the list). >>>>> When combined with {L set(...)} the value displayed is really the >>>>> string but when I try: >>>>> >>>>> Var := {List.nth {D get($)} {D get(firstselection:$)}} >>>>> >>>>> I get the list of numbers instead of the string itself in Var. Any >>>>> help? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2012/5/4 Torsten Anders <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>>> Dear Khadija, >>>>>> >>>>>> Great you solved it. Indeed, the graphics in this documentation are >>>>>> very distorted. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best wishes, >>>>>> Torsten >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 3 May 2012, at 22:41, Khadija EL MAHRSI wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> > Hi, >>>>>> > Thank you for trying to help. I managed to solve the problem which >>>>>> was caused by a silly mistake actually. When I was about to put the part >>>>>> of >>>>>> the code which caused the problem, I noticed that I somehow missed the >>>>>> handle part in the dropdownlistbox when I copied the code into my >>>>>> application (maybe due to the weird way the web page was displayed) which >>>>>> is why it didn't work. My mistake. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > 2012/5/3 Torsten Anders <[email protected]> >>>>>> > Dear Khadija, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I have not used QTk for years, so I don't remember any of theses >>>>>> things I must say. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Anyway, I wrote some application once that uses the Listbox widget, >>>>>> and that is still working fine under Mozart 1.4.0 (just checked). Also, >>>>>> if >>>>>> I remember correctly the Prototyper application uses this widget -- so >>>>>> you >>>>>> could check its source out as an example. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/documentation/mozart-stdlib/wp/qtk/html/node2.html#chapter.prototyper >>>>>> > >>>>>> > So, for any more specific help I am afraid you need to send us some >>>>>> code demonstrating your problem :) >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Best wishes, >>>>>> > Torsten >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > Dr Torsten Anders >>>>>> > Course Leader, Music Technology >>>>>> > University of Bedfordshire >>>>>> > Park Square, Room A315 >>>>>> > http://www.torsten-anders.de >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On 3 May 2012, at 15:07, Khadija EL MAHRSI wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > Hello, >>>>>> > > I was experimenting with QTk and wanted to use the >>>>>> Dropdownlistbox. First of all, the documentation page is weirdly >>>>>> displayed >>>>>> compared to the other widgets and secondly (and more importantly), it's >>>>>> not >>>>>> working. The part where the label is supposed to display the selected >>>>>> value >>>>>> from the list is not working. I've tried making the label display any >>>>>> given >>>>>> string instead and it worked. >>>>>> > > I've also tried the Listbox widget and noticed that the items >>>>>> disappear when selected. Is this normal? >>>>>> > > Isn't there a way to have something close to the traditional List >>>>>> box or Drop-down list box? >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > Thanks. >>>>>> > > >>>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>> > > mozart-users mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> > > http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>> > mozart-users mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> > http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>> > mozart-users mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> > http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>> mozart-users mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>> mozart-users mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> mozart-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________________________ >>> mozart-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >>> >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________________________________________ >> mozart-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >> > > > > _________________________________________________________________________________ > mozart-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.mozart-oz.org/mailman/listinfo/mozart-users >
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