Re: %lookup

["M. Lazarus" <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Simon,

 I strongly agree.  But there are actually an additional 5 forms of lookup 
- %TLOOKUPxx!  I see no reason that we (or the compiler) needed that variation.

 -mark


At 4/16/04 08:01 PM, you wrote:
> Here's one for the compiler writers:
>
> Why do you persist in defining multiple variants of the same built-in 
> function?
>
> It was bad enough with 3 forms of trim but now 5 forms of lookup! Where 
> will it end?
>
> Trim should have been:
> %TRIM( string {: option {: char}} )
> where option is 'L', 'R', or 'B' with 'B' the default
> and char is the character to trim with a space as the default
>
> Lookup should have been:
> %LOOKUP( needle : haystack {: option {: start {: limit }}} )
> where option is 'EQ', 'LT', 'GE', 'GT', or 'LE' with 'EQ' the default
> and the rest as they are.
>
> I realise it's too late to correct this travesty but I wish you would stop 
> perpetuating it.
>
> Regards,
> Simon Coulter.