Re: [fpc-pascal] Ignoring function results

2017-05-20 Thread Mark Morgan Lloyd
On 20/05/17 12:30, Bart wrote: On 5/20/17, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: According to the Programmer's Guide 1.3.41, {$EXTENDEDSYNTAX OFF} has> the effect of permitting the result of a function to be ignored. Isn't that just the other way around? "Extended

Re: [fpc-pascal] Ignoring function results

2017-05-20 Thread Bart
On 5/20/17, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: > According to the Programmer's Guide 1.3.41, {$EXTENDEDSYNTAX OFF} has > the effect of permitting the result of a function to be ignored. Isn't that just the other way around? "Extended syntax allows you to drop the

[fpc-pascal] Ignoring function results

2017-05-19 Thread Mark Morgan Lloyd
According to the Programmer's Guide 1.3.41, {$EXTENDEDSYNTAX OFF} has the effect of permitting the result of a function to be ignored. However it also appears to (at least) prohibit functions/procedures with optional parameters: can these be controlled separately? -- Mark Morgan Lloyd