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Little John

infratec wrote: Mon Jan 05, 2026 2:48 pm Then you can also request the same for lists and maps.

I did mention lists and maps in the first post of this thread.

Little John

infratec wrote: Mon Jan 05, 2026 2:31 pm No, it's an array element.

Of course it's an array element. And what is an array element, generally speaking? A variable.

And even if you don't consider this a bug, it should work!
So feel free to consider this a feature request if you prefer, that doesn't matter.

Little John

infratec wrote: Mon Jan 05, 2026 12:33 pm An array is an array and not a variable. It is not listed as allowed object.

I think at least a(0) can be considered a variable (integer variable in the above example).
So at least

Code: Select all

ShowType(a(0))

should work IMHO.

Little John

TypeOf() cannot handle a plain array as argument.

; PB 6.30 beta 5

EnableExplicit

Macro ShowType (_x_)
CompilerSelect TypeOf(_x_)
CompilerCase #PB_Ascii
Debug "Ascii"
CompilerCase #PB_Byte
Debug "Byte"
CompilerCase #PB_Character
Debug "Character"
CompilerCase #PB_Double
Debug "Double ...

Little John

Hi #NULL,

thanks for your reply.
I agree with you. I wrote a corresponding bug report .

At least I've now managed to get some executable code that does what I want by using a dummy variable.
Whether such code will prove useful in practice is another question. ;-)

; PB 6.30 beta 5

EnableExplicit ...

Little John

Kwai chang caine wrote: Sat Jan 03, 2026 8:03 pm Is it possible to access to the global MAP created in the main code ?

Accessing a global map in the main code from inside a module would contradict the purpose and intent of modules.

Little John

My actual goal is to write procedures for arrays, lists, and maps that can process all simple data types. I thought that TypeOf() could help with this. I thought that instead of writing 11 individual procedures, something like the following could work:

Macro WriteProcedureHeader (_x ...

Little John

I wish everyone a happy new year, and peace on earth!

Little John

Oops, I didn't think about TypeOf() working at compile time for the moment. However, if I replace Select with CompilerSelect, Case with CompilerCase etc., then my above code doesn't work either.

Thanks for the explanation, idle!

Little John

In the following code, both lines at the end raise an error if uncommented. Why?

; PB 6.30 beta 5 (x64) on Windows

Macro ShowType (_x_)
Select TypeOf(_x_)
Case #PB_Array
Debug "Array"
Case #PB_Integer
Debug "Integer"
Default
Debug "Other"
EndSelect
EndMacro

Dim a.i(5)

; ShowType(a ...

Little John

I can confirm all problems reported above by bal, tested with PB 6.30 beta 5 (x64) on Windows 11.

Little John

I can get the documentation of CompareStructure via the index of the help that is built-in in the PureBasic IDE.

However, when I write CompareStructure in the IDE, set the caret on that word and press [F1], I get only a blank page (tested with the x64 versions of PB 6.21 and PB 6.30 beta 4 on ...

Little John

The PureBasic community is here, no?
I think splitting the community across diiferent forums would be disadvantageous.

Little John

This post is based on the documentation of PB 6.21 and PB 6.30 beta 4.
There is a contradiction between the help for ReceiveHTTPMemory() and the help for MemorySize() .

ReceiveHTTPMemory()

Return value

Returns the new memory buffer address if the download was successful, zero otherwise ...

Little John

Quin wrote: Sun Nov 16, 2025 5:55 pm This just seems like attention farming.

Yep. I only can say: “Don't feed the troll.”

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