Default decleration type?

Started by Baggey, October 24, 2024, 12:31:32

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Baggey

In BlitzMax you can use Superstrct, strict or not bother att all!

When you dont make a SuperStrict decleration what is the Default?

ie, in Superstrict you have to declare Address:short or LSB:byte etc..

But when you dont what id is the Default set as? ::)

Thankyou in advance Baggey
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Midimaster

#1
ALWAYS...
Don't think about it. Use always SUPERSTRICT !!!

SOMETIMES...
There are only a few situations, where an old source code makes problems (compiler error messages or syntax error messages), if SUPERSTRICT is active. Only in those cases, you can think about remove the SUPERSRICT headline. But also in these situations you should better think about the reason, why SUPERSTRICT reports a problem and whether you should better solve it.

Not having SUPERSTRICT means, that MaxIde does not check your code for error and you will need hours of finding a bug like this

MyTemplateasiiiCodeForAt="@"
....
Print MyTemplateasiiCodeForAt

' my problem this does not print the @!!! Why?



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Henri

In BlitzmaxNg the default is Strict. In Strict mode if you don't declare your variable type it defaults to Int. This is also true for function return value if not defined (SuperStrict can have a void return value).

E: Also as Midimaster mentioned the debugscope is larger for SuperStrict. If you compile your code in release mode it doesn't matter for the end result as there is no debugscope.

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Steve Elliott

I completely agree with Midimaster, I think it was a major mistake to allow this non standard 'do what you want' approach to a new language.
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Baggey

Quote from: Steve Elliott on October 24, 2024, 16:05:08I completely agree with Midimaster, I think it was a major mistake to allow this non standard 'do what you want' approach to a new language.
I do as well because when you look at old code example's it can be programmed badly!? :-X

However i'd still like the GOTO ::)

Baggey
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