Re: RE: It's That Time Again! The 2002 RPG Enhancement Poll

["Mike Naughton" <mnaughton@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I assume in your new sub procedture
"getDescription" you'd need separate code for getting the description,
based on whether it's for a customer or an item?

If so, how about simply adding a parm to your sub procedure -- something
like this:

eval custDescription = getDescription('CUSTOMER':1234)
eval itemDescription =getDescription('ITEM':'HAT')

Just a thought. . . .

rpg400-l@midrange.com writes:
>I was surprised that there wasn't a vote spot for qualifying sub
>procedures.
>As RPG moves more towards a PC/OO language all the time, and with the use
>of
>ILE on the rise I think that would be a top priority.
>
>Here is an example of what I am talking about:
>Let's say I have two modules -- CUSTOMER and ITEM.  Within both of them I
>have a sub procedure named getDescription.
>
>Currently I have to code my programs like the following if I want to use
>both of those sub procedures:
>
>eval    custDescription = getCustDesc(1234)
>eval    itemDescription = getItemDesc('HAT')
>
>I would like to be able to do this:
>
>eval custDescription = CUSTOMER.getDescription(1234)
>eval itemDescription = ITEM.getDescription('HAT')
>
>Does anybody else see a great benefit to this or am I the only one.  I
>have
>included this request on the bottom of my ballot.  What are the chances of
>personal requests getting into the language this next round?
>
>Aaron Bartell
>



Mike Naughton
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