2009/12/31 James Paige <[email protected]>: > On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 07:36:13AM +1300, Ralph Versteegen wrote: >> 2009/12/31 Mike Caron <[email protected]>: >> > Just out of curiosity, what's wrong with something like: >> > >> > GetPrefInt(name as string, optional section as string = "default") as >> > integer >> > >> > Etc. >> > >> > -- >> > Mike Caron >> >> Called from within the backend? >> >> Seems fine, but >> 1) the backend can parse its own damn ints > > I disagree. String parsing is most definitely not a backend task. > > --- > James
Heh, it just seems like an unnecessary extra function. My reply: string parsing is an extremely common computer program task, and backends are programs. It's just a call to atoi. This is starting to sound like a holy war. _______________________________________________ Ohrrpgce mailing list [email protected] http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org
