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Nov 5th, 2000, 06:16 PM
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Can any one tell me what is the difference & purpose of Enumeration, they are named constants right? arn't they the same as any other constant?
What are the advantages/disadvantages...
Thanks!!!
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Nov 5th, 2000, 06:26 PM
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transcendental analytic
The advantage/difference with Enumerations are that they are grouped constants, so if you declare a variable or function or property as an enumeration, (you do it: as Enumerationname) so you will get those menus like you get when you type:
If you do it with constants you will always have to check them up from your module, and theres probably possibilites you type it wrong or use other constants instead. In any way it's more comfortable to use enumerations.
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writing software in C++ is like driving rivets into steel beam with a toothpick.
writing haskell makes your life easier:
reverse (p (6*9)) where p x|x==0=""|True=chr (48+z): p y where (y,z)=divMod x 13
To throw away OOP for low level languages is myopia, to keep OOP is hyperopia. To throw away OOP for a high level language is insight.
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Nov 5th, 2000, 06:52 PM
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How can a variable/funtion be a constant?
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Nov 5th, 2000, 08:14 PM
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transcendental analytic
variablename = constantname
I'm not sure how you mean?
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writing software in C++ is like driving rivets into steel beam with a toothpick.
writing haskell makes your life easier:
reverse (p (6*9)) where p x|x==0=""|True=chr (48+z): p y where (y,z)=divMod x 13
To throw away OOP for low level languages is myopia, to keep OOP is hyperopia. To throw away OOP for a high level language is insight.
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