Todd Geist wrote:
On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
For example, you can call the numToChar function using either of these two
forms:
numToChar(128)
the numToChar of 128
Meanwhile, the sum function can only be called using function syntax:
sum(1,2,3) -- works
the sum of "1,2,3" -- throws an error
Is there a pattern at all in when one is form is not allowed?
In the example you gave, the sum function takes a list of numbers, where the
numToChar takes a single item.
There may be a pattern; I'm sure it made sense to whomever came up with
that "sometimes" rule at the time.
But for myself the problem is easily worked around: I usually just
ignore the capability of using property syntax for function calls.
I find it much clearer to read code in which functions are called using
function syntax and properties are accessed using property syntax.
--
Richard Gaskin
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