Bob: I would suggest if you are going to write something this far, why not make it so that it will declare all local variables for you, and remove declarations that are no longer needed. A great time saver. Of course to go that far, there needs to be a strictly enforced naming convention.
Jody > On Apr 27, 2018, at 9:54 AM, Bob Miller via 4D_Tech <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > Has anyone created a macro to check a method to make sure all its local > variables are declared? > > I've thought about undertaking such a thing, but as it probably involves > getting into regular expressions, I've been looking forward to doing this > with some dread. > > If anyone has done this already and is willing to share, I'd be much > obliged! > > The "tough" issue for me is "how to identify a local variable": > - it begins with a $ > - it may end with any of these characters: space, equals, semicolon, > colon, dash, left paren, left curly brace, end of line, or any arithmetic > or comparison operator > - it is not fully enclosed in quotes; example: "$ ###,###.00" is a format, > not a local variable, but I'm ignoring EXECUTE ON SERVER, etc. > > I'm probably making a mountain out of a molehill, but hey, that's what > this list is for - to let people show me exactly that. I appreciate it. > ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
