As I understand it include_string() uses eval() to evaluate the string, and
eval() operates at module level according
to http://docs.julialang.org/en/latest/stdlib/base/?highlight=eval#Base.eval
so it won't see a function local variable.
On Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 12:34:13 PM UTC+10, K leo wrote:
>
> I guess I found the problem, but don't know a solution.
>
> The following test code (same as the previous one except that I put them
> in a function) now produces the same problem as my real code.
>
> type Tech
> cl::Array{Float64,1}
> cm::Array{Float64,1}
>
> function Tech()
> this = new()
> this.cl=[1:4]
> this.cm=[6:10]
> this
> end
> end
>
> function mytest()
> tech = Tech()
> while true
> println("input a choice")
> ch = read(STDIN, Char)
> if ch=='l'
> y1 = include_string("tech.cl")
> println(y1)
> elseif ch=='m'
> y1 = include_string("tech.cm")
> println(y1)
> elseif ch=='q'
> break
> end
> end
> end
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> julia> include("test.jl")
> mytest (generic function with 1 method)
>
> julia> mytest()
> input a choice
> l
> ERROR: tech not defined
> in mytest at /home/xxxx/Coding/Julia/test.jl:19
> while loading string, in expression starting on line 1
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