All so true. I think the only time dimming at top has any meaning is if the variable is kind of "global" within the method - for example integer error return codes often fall into this category. As I said before - I came from this camp but have now seen "the error of my ways" ;)
On 2/5/07 15:08, "Glenn L. Austin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Think of > declaring variables at the top of a routine as the same as the use of > globals within a program. > > You don't want to know how many times that I've seen people "reuse" > variables because they were declared and initialized at the top of a > routine. I can't count the times where someone has reused a variable > in newly-inserted code and destroyed the initial value, which caused > problems in the original code. Regards, Dan _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
