I think I'm copying a reference, not a value.
I have a global list of lists, gPuzzleList. To arrange the words for a
particular puzzle, I'm doing:
wordList = gPuzzleList[gWhichPuzzle]
later, after I place the word, I'm doing
deleteAt wordList, 1
Which, to my surprise, also deletes the first item in gPuzzleList. So, I
must be making a copy of the pointer rather than the list.
The question is, how do I copy the contents of the list so I can manipulate
the copy without changing the original?
Cordially,
Kerry Thompson
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