• S (4/4) Nov 29 2007 real function(real x) y = function real(real x) { return sqrt( 1 - x * x...
• Johan Granberg (2/10) Nov 29 2007 Agreed I always get this wrong and has to correct compiler errors.
• Jason House (2/14) Nov 29 2007 Same here.
• Craig Black (4/11) Nov 29 2007 I like the way C# 3.0 does anonymous functions. I believe the idea come...
• Don Clugston (3/20) Nov 29 2007 I like the way D does anonymous delegates.

S <S s.com> writes:

real function(real x) y = function real(real x) { return sqrt( 1 - x * x ); };

Is it just me or does it seem odd that real and function are swapped on one
side?
I can kind of see this if it's for single-pass parsing, but isn't there a
better way?

It's not intuitive at all.

Johan Granberg <lijat.meREM OVEgmail.com> writes:

S wrote:

 real function(real x) y = function real(real x) { return sqrt( 1 - x * x
 ); };
 
 Is it just me or does it seem odd that real and function are swapped on
 one side? I can kind of see this if it's for single-pass parsing, but
 isn't there a better way?
 
 It's not intuitive at all.

Agreed I always get this wrong and has to correct compiler errors.

Jason House <jason.james.house gmail.com> writes:

Johan Granberg wrote:

 S wrote:
 
 real function(real x) y = function real(real x) { return sqrt( 1 - x * x
 ); };
 
 Is it just me or does it seem odd that real and function are swapped on
 one side? I can kind of see this if it's for single-pass parsing, but
 isn't there a better way?
 
 It's not intuitive at all.

 
 Agreed I always get this wrong and has to correct compiler errors.

Same here.

"Craig Black" <cblack ara.com> writes:

"S" <S s.com> wrote in message news:fin4j6$1hks$1 digitalmars.com...
 real function(real x) y = function real(real x) { return sqrt( 1 - x * 
 x ); };

 Is it just me or does it seem odd that real and function are swapped on 
 one side?
 I can kind of see this if it's for single-pass parsing, but isn't there a 
 better way?

 It's not intuitive at all.


from Nemerle.  It would be something like:

real function(real x) y = real <= (real x) { return sqrt(1 - x*x); }; 

Don Clugston <dac nospam.com.au> writes:

Craig Black wrote:
 "S" <S s.com> wrote in message news:fin4j6$1hks$1 digitalmars.com...
 real function(real x) y = function real(real x) { return sqrt( 1 - x * 
 x ); };

 Is it just me or does it seem odd that real and function are swapped on 
 one side?
 I can kind of see this if it's for single-pass parsing, but isn't there a 
 better way?

 It's not intuitive at all.

 

 from Nemerle.  It would be something like:
 
 real function(real x) y = real <= (real x) { return sqrt(1 - x*x); }; 
 
 

I like the way D does anonymous delegates. <g>

real delegate(real x) y = (real x) { return 1 - x * x; };