I find
def sqr x = x * x end
nicer than
def sqr x ; x * x end
Mikkel
I find
def sqr x = x * x end
nicer than
def sqr x ; x * x end
Mikkel
Surely, though, the first implies the method has a side-effect of changing the
value of x, which is obviously not the intention of the function. In fact,
what’s the point of doing an assignment whose value you never use?
My $0.02
On Sun, 11 Aug 2002 08:47, you wrote:
I find
def sqr x = x * x end
nicer than
def sqr x ; x * x end
“Harry Ohlsen” harryo@zip.com.au wrote in message
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I find
def sqr x = x * x end
nicer than
def sqr x ; x * x end
Surely, though, the first implies the method has a side-effect of changing
the
value of x, which is obviously not the intention of the function. In
fact,
what’s the point of doing an assignment whose value you never use?
Right, I was drawing parallels to another language without thinking
Comparisons only go so far.
def sqr(x) x * x end
is also nice, and it works.
Mikkel
On Sun, 11 Aug 2002 08:47, you wrote: