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DestroyTrackWindow() in UserGuide code. Pointer type mismatch?
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2026 2:25 am
by Webarion
In the code:
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Procedure.i DestroyTrackWindow(Window.i)
; Remove Window from the ActiveWindows map, release the allocated memory,
; close the window and set the quit flag, if appropriate.
Shared EventQuit, ActiveWindows()
Protected *ThisData.DATEWINDOW <---
...
Perhaps this should be:
.TRACKWINDOW
Re: DestroyTrackWindow() in UserGuide code. Pointer type mismatch?
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2026 9:45 am
by mk-soft
You're wrong with your question here.
Source of the code not specified and (after searching for it) the code not copied correctly and completely with structures.
No Bug
Re: DestroyTrackWindow() in UserGuide code. Pointer type mismatch?
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2026 2:22 pm
by Webarion
mk-soft wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 9:45 am
You're wrong with your question here.
Source of the code not specified and (after searching for it) the code not copied correctly and completely with structures.
No Bug
Yes, this is a question about the code in the documentation:
https://www.purebasic.com/documentation ... _any2.html
I understand that TRACKWINDOW and DATEWINDOW are the same size and this will not cause an error, however I believe it is logically incorrect when creating a TRACKWINDOW in CreateTrackWindow() to free the DATEWINDOW in DestroyTrackWindow(Window.i). This creates confusion, which is why I didn't realize it at first when translating and analyzing it. The question is closed.
Re: DestroyTrackWindow() in UserGuide code. Pointer type mismatch?
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2026 2:27 pm
by spikey
Webarion wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 2:25 am
Perhaps this should be:
.TRACKWINDOW
Yes, you are correct, it should be TRACKWINDOW. It's a "copy/paste/fail to update" error on my part.
It does prove that it's
extremely difficult to proofread your own work fully!
Proposed fix in
PR#349.