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Literal array and code block delimiters (Special)
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Syntax
{ <exp list> } (literal array)
{ |<param list>| <exp list> } (code block definition)
Operands
<exp list> is a list of expressions of any type. If the item is a
literal array definition, it can contain another literal array
definition.
<param list> is a list of variables to receive parameters passed to
a code block from an invocation of the EVAL() function. The parameter
list is comma-separated and must be enclosed by vertical bars (||).
Variables specified in this list are declared local to the code block
and are visible only within the code block definition.
Description
Curly braces ({}) delimit references to literal arrays or code blocks.
If the reference is a literal array, you can use them to create an array
in either an assignment or a variable declaration statement. If the
reference is a variable declaration, the array can contain expressions
of any kind as elements, unless STATIC is the declaration statement. In
this case, the literal array can only contain constant values.
Examples
. This example uses literal arrays in declaration statements to
create a variable and initialize it with an array reference:
LOCAL aPerson := { "Name", "Address", DATE() }
STATIC aNumList := { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 }
. This example creates a multidimensional literal array:
aMulti := { {1, 2, 3}, {"A", "B", "C"} }
. This example uses curly braces to formulate a simple code
block with a single parameter:
LOCAL bSayBlock
bSayBlock := { |x| QOUT(x) }
EVAL(bSayBlock, 10) // Result: 10
See Also:
EVAL()
LOCAL
PRIVATE
PUBLIC
STATIC
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