Hello Thomas, thanks for answering. I fear the C<constant> declaration is not suitable for the purposes I'm thinking of, since it sets the value at compile time. And at compile time it can't contact a database, unfortunately.
So, we need the assignment at runtime, but the sanity check *latest* at compile time, I think. What I suggest is almost or completely a capability of the parser, rather than a feature of the compiler. (Ehm, that was not a statement of a compiler expert! I hope its not foolish) The parser could prevent a second use of an assignment operator on this explicitly readonly declared variables. Its valuable to ensure the integrity of data till the end of (run) time, and we could get it by declaration. Come on, its a good idea, isn't it? Kind Regards Stefan --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.
