RE: %Error and %Error()

It's way easier and intuitive to me to add the parentheses even with no parms.


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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dennis Lovelady
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 12:44 PM
To: 'RPG programming on the IBM i / System i'
Subject: RE: %Error and %Error()

I mistakenly coded %Error() (with parenthesis) rather than just %Error.
I
was surprised when there was no compile error. I checked the RPG
manual and
%Error() was not found. I also checked the list archives but couldn't
find
this specific question.

%ERROR is the only BIF I can think of that has no parameters. My thinking
has always been that the syntax checker allows () on any %BIF whether
they're needed or not. I usually (almost always) code this as %Error(). (I
don't if I'm working on a program/module where it's already coded without.)
But maybe that's not so good.

I'm very curious to see what others might have to say on this.

Dennis Lovelady
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dennislovelady
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