On 2/10/14, 6:15 PM, Alex Tweedly wrote:
I don't see any need to invent a new verb "pad"; why not simply something likeput <value> [for N times] <chunk description> or put [N copies of] <value> <chunk description> Thus put "hello" into myVar put "xyz" for 2 times after char 3 of myVar --> helxyzxyzlo or perhaps put 2 copies of "xyz" after char 3 of myVar Or indeed put "abc" & 4 copies of " " & "def" into newVar to give a value of "abc def"
I could go with the first one, but if we're to avoid inventing new syntax then I'd drop the version that uses "copies". But the first variation would work and I like the idea of building off existing terminology.
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