One of the motivations to create "rgf_util2.rex" was exactly the problem, that useful new features like caselessness for strings were not made available in built-in-function like manner only as methods, which used to pose problems to "classic Rexx" programmers. In addition the useful new sort method on arrays was made available via a BIF-like routine (also adding some useful features while implementing that).
All these BIF-like routines are marked with a trailing "2" to distinguish them from the original BIFs e.g. abbrev2(), changeStr2(), compare2(), countStr2(), lastPos2(), pos2() and wordPos2() which by default carry out caseless comparisons. The package got introduced and presented at the International Rexx symposium in 2009, cf. presentation slides [1], article [2], and reference card [3]. "rgf_util2.rex" is part of the BSF4ooRexx distribution and as such the latest version can be downloaded from the BSF4ooRexx project on Sourceforge [4]. HTH, ---rony [1] Presentation slides "rgf_util2.rex": <https://wi.wu.ac.at/rgf/rexx/orx20/2009_orx20_rgf_util2.pdf> [2] Article "rgf_util2.rex": <https://wi.wu.ac.at/rgf/rexx/orx20/2009_orx20_RGF_UTIL2-20100806-article.pdf> [3] Reference card "rgf_util2.rex": <https://wi.wu.ac.at/rgf/rexx/orx20/2009_orx20_RGF_UTIL2-20100806-article.pdf> [4] Package (Code) "rgf_util2.rex": <https://sourceforge.net/p/bsf4oorexx/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/bsf4oorexx.dev/bin/rgf_util2.rex> On 05.03.2022 15:48, Mike Cowlishaw wrote: > >>> Hi Leslie, >>> caselessEquals is available as a method of the String class >>> only, not >>> as a routine as you try to run it >> Well, my bad; I left out the ~. Duh. Sorry to bother you. > Actually not your 'bad' at all. If it's a method on the String/Rexx class > it should be available as a function, too. Otherwise, it's "astonishing". > See "Dealing with reality" on page 15 of: > http://speleotrove.com/rexxhist/TRL-background.pdf :-) > > Mike _______________________________________________ Oorexx-devel mailing list Oorexx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel
