I used it in the glass ui dialect. The easiest example was to contextualise action blocks to any face's actual object. If bind is not used then the action block will be run as if it where in the global namespace. This keeps you from using face/ all the time.
-MAx --- "You can either be part of the problem or part of the solution, but in the end, being part of the problem is much more fun." > -----Original Message----- > From: Andreas Bolka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [REBOL] the utility of 'bind > > > > > I will spare you my thoughts about REBOL's contexts and 'bind (for > now) but I have a practical question: > > What is the utility of 'bind? No, I don't necessarily mean the typical > cases where bind is needed to prevent errors. What I'm really thinking > about are situations, where REBOL's behaviour regarding contexts and > bind is actually contributing towards an elegant solution for a real > problem. > > I think I remember various parse-based solutions posted to the list, > that utilized bind. This is basically a question to those who > understand _and_ use 'bind to actually solve problems: What do you use > it for? Do you think REBOL's behaviour in those regards is practical? > Are you aware of elegant solutions based on 'bind? > > -- > Best regards, > Andreas > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list, just send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe as the subject. > > -- To unsubscribe from this list, just send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe as the subject.
