| From: | James L Boyd |
| Date: | 21 Sep 99 at 19:13:44 |
| Subject: | Re: Function without return |
Tony Rolfe churned out *this* drivel:
> Is it valid to do something like:
>
> Function.l Fred{a.l}
>
> if a = 1
> function return 1
> endif
>
> end function
Perfectly valid.
> In other words, to have a function which sometimes returns a value and
> sometimes doesn't. If this is acceptable, what happens to to the
> variable b in the following:
>
> b.l = 3
> b = Fred{2}
>
> Does b remain unchanged, does it take some arbitrary value, or what.
It'll come back as 0.
It's perfectly safe - you can have no Function Return at all if you
want - the function will automatically return 0.
(I have a little experience with functions ;)
See ya,
But what is all this fear of and opposition to oblivion? What
is the matter with the soft darkness, the dreamless sleep?
-- James Thurber
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