Ralph DiMola wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Well explained...
Agreed. I think he gets Explaintion of the Month for that. Sure, the
month just started, but that was good.
> Just when I learned the power of LC array the fact that a box
> could only contain a data item OR other boxes is what bit me.
> I actually coded up a mini storm and it wasn't until I start
> testing that I figured this out. At the time I couldn't think
> of a reason why LC couldn't be changed so a box could contain
> a data item AND other boxes. Later on I realized that it would
> break old code. Other than that it would be an asset to the
> LC array.
I'm not sure it's just backwards compatibility, but maybe just
maintaining logical consistency.
Right now every array element is a name-value pair, in which the value
can be anything - text, binary, or even another array.
If we allow text and binary values to be stored and accounted for
separately from array values, then that would mean that some array slots
have two values while others have just one.
Definitely calls for some clarity in the introductory docs. Like Mike
said, when you open the box you either get a value or another box.
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Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Systems
Software Design and Development for Desktop, Mobile, and Web
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