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DEFAULT Type - LCD - 2012-09-04

How about a addition?
Usually the variable type is allways float by default, and you can change the type of variables using DIM variable AS Type. Would it be possible to change the default type from float to different type (except String), using DEFAULT directive. E.g. DEFAULT UINTEGER will change the type of all uninitialised variables from Float to Uinteger.

Re: DEFAULT Type - boriel - 2012-09-04

Hmm. I see.
But instead of the classical DEFAULT a-z or the like, just declare someting like:

Code:
DEFAULT As Integer

' Or

DIM DEFAULT As Integer

' OR

DIM As Integer By Default

Or something like that? Anyway, I think it's a good idea (I created the compiler with a default type in mind, and can be easily set up Wink

)

Re: DEFAULT Type - LCD - 2012-09-04

boriel Wrote:Hmm. I see.
But instead of the classical DEFAULT a-z or the like, just declare someting like:

Code:
DEFAULT As Integer ' Or DIM DEFAULT As Integer ' OR DIM As Integer By Default
Or something like that? Anyway, I think it's a good idea (I created the compiler with a default type in mind, and can be easily set up )

Excellent!
I think, the best would be

Code:
DEFAULT As Integer

Re: DEFAULT Type - britlion - 2012-09-04

Default what?

:-)

I think logically it has to say DIM in it - something like DEFAULT DIM uinteger or DIM DEFAULT uinteger

Otherwise, it might be unclear what you are defaulting? (Okay, when we know the language, it's obvious - but it's just a thought that "default as uinteger" doesn't actually say, which feels like poor logic)

Re: DEFAULT Type - boriel - 2012-09-04

britlion Wrote:Default what?

:-)

I think logically it has to say DIM in it - something like DEFAULT DIM uinteger or DIM DEFAULT uinteger

Otherwise, it might be unclear what you are defaulting? (Okay, when we know the language, it's obvious - but it's just a thought that "default as uinteger" doesn't actually say, which feels like poor logic)

This is why I proposed

Code:
DIM As Uinteger By DEFAULT

Re: DEFAULT Type - britlion - 2012-09-04

Yes - I was pretty much supporting you, there, Boriel :-)

Re: DEFAULT Type - LCD - 2012-09-04

Then you could also make

Code:
DIM AS Uinteger

with no variable name...
or as boriel said,

Code:
DIM DEFAULT AS Uinteger

DEFAULT will be a reserved word anyway.