Typeless procedure parameter?

Mistrel · Post by **Mistrel** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:31 pm

Is it possible to make a typeless parameter to create a procedure similar to debug?

For example:

mydebug("Hello!")
mydebug(32)

Fluid Byte · Post by **Fluid Byte** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:49 pm

Wheres the Problem with converting?

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mydebug("Hello!")
mydebug(Str(32))

Mistrel · Post by **Mistrel** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:11 pm

There's no problem doing that within the procedure. But my question is if it's possible to create a typeless parameter. Type checking would need to be done inside the procedure but I don't think PB supports that.

srod · Post by **srod** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:20 pm

PB doesn't support function overloading etc.

Mistrel · Post by **Mistrel** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:22 pm

Thanks.

Fluid Byte · Post by **Fluid Byte** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:22 pm

Use a macro instead then.

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:35 pm

Fluid Byte wrote:Use a macro instead then.

Doesn't help, you're only pushing the problem down. What do you do in the macro? PB has no TypeOf().

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:57 am

is function/procedure overloading on the list todo?

Post by **freak** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:23 am

Matt wrote:is function/procedure overloading on the list todo?

Nope. It would require a stricter typing system than the one PB has.