Re: [fpc-pascal] implementation-part

On Fri, 15 Dec 2023, Adriaan van Os via fpc-pascal wrote: The Freepascal Language Reference (version 3.2.0) states in section 16.2 "As can be seen from the syntax diagram, a unit always consists of a interface and an implementation part." and "Both the interface part or implementation p

[fpc-pascal] implementation-part

The Freepascal Language Reference (version 3.2.0) states in section 16.2 "As can be seen from the syntax diagram, a unit always consists of a interface and an implementation part." and "Both the interface part or implementation part can be empty, but the keywords Interface and implementati

Re: [fpc-pascal] case statement

I have occasionally had ambiguity with ELSE, for example when you have IF statements nested inside other IF statements, sometimes the ELSE is seen as part of the inner, not the outer, or vice versa, depending on where the one-liners are but I just resolve it with some BEGIN - END Blocks, even if t

Re: [fpc-pascal] case statement

I've been using ELSE in IF statements and in CASE statements for 25 years without realising there was a problem. What a dim-wit I have been. Martin. ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailma

Re: [fpc-pascal] case statement

James Richters via fpc-pascal wrote: I didn’t know there was such a thing as OTHERWISE. Is there any functional difference between OTHERWISE and ELSE? No. It is just that OTHERWISE doesn't have the IF-THEN-ELSE ambiguity. Macintosh Pascal compilers had OTHERWISE but not ELSE. Maybe, OTHERWIS

Re: [fpc-pascal] case statement

James Richters via fpc-pascal schrieb am Do., 14. Dez. 2023, 20:13: > I didn’t know there was such a thing as OTHERWISE. Is there any > functional difference between OTHERWISE and ELSE? > "otherwise" is what had been defined by ISO Extended Pascal for the cause-statement. Aside from not having

Re: [fpc-pascal] case statement

I didn’t know there was such a thing as OTHERWISE. Is there any functional difference between OTHERWISE and ELSE? James ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal

Re: [fpc-pascal] case statement

Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal wrote: On Thu, 14 Dec 2023, Adriaan van Os via fpc-pascal wrote: I am looking in detail at the syntax diagrams in the Freepascal Language Reference (version 3.2.0) Section 13.2.2 discusses the case-statement. Translated to EBNF (WSN) the syntax is cas

Re: [fpc-pascal] case statement

On Thu, 14 Dec 2023, Adriaan van Os via fpc-pascal wrote: I am looking in detail at the syntax diagrams in the Freepascal Language Reference (version 3.2.0) Section 13.2.2 discusses the case-statement. Translated to EBNF (WSN) the syntax is case-statement = "CASE" expression "OF" case

Re: [fpc-pascal] case statement

On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 5:01 PM Adriaan van Os via fpc-pascal wrote: > I always use "OTHERWISE instead of ELSE, but that's my personal > preference. +1 Seeing OTHERWISE in source code just makes me smile. -- Bart ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pasc

[fpc-pascal] case statement

I am looking in detail at the syntax diagrams in the Freepascal Language Reference (version 3.2.0) Section 13.2.2 discusses the case-statement. Translated to EBNF (WSN) the syntax is case-statement = "CASE" expression "OF" case { ";" case } [ else-part ] [ ";" ] . case = constant [ ".." con