automatic data typing

[Tenaja]

Sometimes you need to build a table with multiple data types that must align. (i.e. a string containing a color name, and an int with the color value.)

This gets messy:

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datasection
  data.s "White" : data.i $ffffff
  data.s "Black" : data.i 0
enddatasection

Permitting multiple data types, and automatic types with strings would simplify this common use. If we could have a default setting for numbers, strings are easy to differentiate.

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datasection.i
  data $ffffff , "White"
  data 0, "Black"
enddatasection

I think constant arrays with multiple lines would be far superior, but this seems like a great in-between.

[STARGÅTE]

and what is

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data 0

byte, acsii, word, unicode, long, quad, float, double ???

[KJ67]

I'd prefer the data, read etc. keywords to support structures. Would be more PB-style.

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Structure foo
  x.i
  y.s
  z.f
EndStructure

Restore test
Define t.foo
Read.foo t

test:
DataSection
  Data.foo 1, "Hi", 3.1415
EndDataSection

[Tenaja]

and what is

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data 0

byte, acsii, word, unicode, long, quad, float, double ???

Whatever your Default type was. In my example, I used .i.

[Tenaja]

I'd prefer the data, read etc. keywords to support structures. Would be more PB-style.

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Structure foo
  x.i
  y.s
  z.f
EndStructure

Restore test
Define t.foo
Read.foo t

test:
DataSection
  Data.foo 1, "Hi", 3.1415
EndDataSection

I'd be happy with that!

[c4s]

I'd prefer the data, read etc. keywords to support structures. Would be more PB-style.

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Structure foo
  x.i
  y.s
  z.f
EndStructure

Restore test
Define t.foo
Read.foo t

test:
DataSection
  Data.foo 1, "Hi", 3.1415
EndDataSection

I'd be happy with that!

Me too! +1

[Demivec]

I'd prefer the data, read etc. keywords to support structures. Would be more PB-style.

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Structure foo
  x.i
  y.s
  z.f
EndStructure

Restore test
Define t.foo
Read.foo t

test:
DataSection
  Data.foo 1, "Hi", 3.1415
EndDataSection

Previous thread covering the same/similar subject: http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=40966

Oh, and I'm still +1 for this.