Re: Default value in function parameters?

[Philippe Lhoste <PhiLho@...>]

Rici Lake a écrit :
> On 19-Sep-06, at 11:45 AM, Grellier, Thierry wrote:
> > So, I would prefer to be able to write something like (VHDL flavor, and
> > yet another even more disturbing keyword :-) knowing that if elseif...
> > could be reused)
> > style = "native"
> > a = { a = 1,
> >       b = { b = 2,
> >             c = 1 when style == "native",
> >                 2 when style == "rock",
> >                 0 else
> >           }
> >      }
>
> I actually like "when" (although i use it with "otherwise" because 
> "else" is already in use).

And I find it clearer, I searched something after the else... Sounds 
corny. Of course, that's more keywords...

> But more Lua like would be:
>
> a = { a = 1,
>       b = { b = 2,
>             c = {native = 1, rock = 2}[style] or 0
>           }
>     }

Argh! WOULD BE! I tried it, and wondered by I had syntax errors...
Indeed, it seems a bit strange at first, but it is quite elegant in its 
simplicity (and no new keyword...).

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