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Article #436Re: Lack of distinction between input & output fn parameters
From: diamond
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 1990 07:03
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 1990 07:03
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In article <1990Aug31.234937.29938@athena.mit.edu> ahodgson@hstbme.mit.edu.UUCP (Antony Hodgson) writes: >I was thinking that a clearer syntax might be something like the following: > void (Vector Evals, Matrix EVectors) EigenStuff( Matrix A ) >and errorcode (Object X) SomeFunction( int i ) >and the functions could be used as follows: > ( EVals, EVectors ) = EigenStuff( A ) >and if ( (X) = SomeFunction(i) == BAD_NEWS ) ... I like this idea. I have redirected it to comp.lang.misc, where it belongs. Don't look for it to be added to an existing language. -- Norman Diamond, Nihon DEC diamond@tkou02.enet.dec.com We steer like a sports car: I use opinions; the company uses the rack.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!decwrl!bacchus.pa.dec.com!shlump.nac.dec.com!tkou02.enet.dec.com!diamond From: diamond@tkou02.enet.dec.com (diamond@tkovoa) Newsgroups: comp.std.c++,comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: Lack of distinction between input & output fn parameters Message-ID: <1944@tkou02.enet.dec.com> Date: 3 Sep 90 07:03:25 GMT References: <1990Aug31.234937.29938@athena.mit.edu> Reply-To: diamond@tkou02.enet.dec.com (diamond@tkovoa) Followup-To: comp.lang.misc Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Japan , Tokyo Lines: 16