This isn't elegant, but it is a start. My method is: get SOMETHING working,
then work from there. 8^D
"""
constant: moving = "m"
constant: inserting = "i"
constant: jumping = "j"
.
.
action = moving
.
.
.
if action == jumping:
jumpSomewhere()
elseif action == moving:
moveSomewhere()
elseif action == inserting:
insertSomething()
"""
##############################
moving = False
inserting = False
jumping = False
def jumpingSomewhere():
global jumping
print jumping
jumping = True
return jumping
def insertingSomething():
global inserting
print inserting
inserting = True
return inserting
def movingSomewhere():
global moving
print moving
moving = True
return moving
jumpingSomewhere()
insertingSomething()
movingSomewhere()
print jumping
print inserting
print moving
#############################
Output:
False
False
False
True
True
True
On Dec 19, 2007 8:44 PM, Jim Morcombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> In a program, I want to set some kind of variable or object to indicate what
> "mode" the program is currently in.
> What is the most elegant way of doing this?
>
> Jim
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> constant: moving = "m"
> constant: inserting = "i"
> constant:jumping = "j"
> .
> .
> action = moving
> .
> .
> .
> if action == jumping:
> jumpSomewhere()
> elseif action == moving:
> moveSomewhere()
> elseif action == inserting:
> insertSomething()
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
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