on 3/10/06 6:49 PM, Thomas Tempelmann at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I just found something I did not expect to work like this:
> 
>   dim d1, d2 as new Date
> 
> I did expect that this would create TWO new Date instances, one for
> d1, and one for d2.
> 
> Instead, there's only one instance which gets assigned to both d1 and d2.
> 
> You do not need to explain to me why it happens like this - I ask the
> others of you if you agree that this is a GOOD result that you all
> want.
> 
> Because I'd rather ask that the compiler gives an error to avoid this
> rather ambiguous effect: I say that if someone wants to have d1 and d2
> assigned the same value here, he should rather write this explicitly
> to avoid this possible confusion.

I agree that the compiler should generate an error if there is more than one
variable defined and new is used.  I have never liked this syntax.

Chris


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