dropping part of compound variable ?

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2 total messages Started by FLATSCHER Rony Thu, 24 Sep 1992 11:10

#49

Author: FLATSCHER Rony
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1992 11:10

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Is there some known way or implementation for dropping part of a
compound variable, like e.g.

     stem.austria.population = 8000000
     stem.austria.contintent = "Europe"
     stem.belgium.population = 5000000
     stem.belgium.contintent = "Europe"
     stem.usa.population     = 240000000
     stem.usa.contintent     = "North America"
     ...

     DROP stem.belgium       /* dropping all elements of stem.belgium.*
                                including stem.belgium ??? */

---rony

Re: dropping part of compound variable ?

#50

Author: Jim McMaster
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 03:04

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In article <92268.121031RONY@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at>
FLATSCHER Rony <RONY@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at> writes:
 
>Is there some known way or implementation for dropping part of a
>compound variable, like e.g.
>
>     stem.austria.population = 8000000
>     stem.austria.contintent = "Europe"
>     stem.belgium.population = 5000000
>     stem.belgium.contintent = "Europe"
>     stem.usa.population     = 240000000
>     stem.usa.contintent     = "North America"
>     ...
>
>     DROP stem.belgium       /* dropping all elements of stem.belgium.*
>                                including stem.belgium ??? */
>
>---rony
Sorry, but this will not work.  Only "stem." is the stem.  "stem.belgium."
is not a stem.  It is a set of variables all having "belgium." as the
first eight characters of the tail.
 
Jim McMaster

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