[jawsscripts] Re: Arrays
- From: Soronel Haetir <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 19:16:28 -0900
I thought I read that arrays are already passed by reference even
without the byref decorator.
On 12/2/14, Jim Snowbarger <snowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If you want to call a function, and have it generate an array of data and
> return it back to you, what is the right way to do that?
> According to the script manager, it seems that a function can not have an
> array data type, so apparently you can't return an array. Is that
> correct?
>
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> So, do you need to pass the array in by reference, and modify it inside the
> function?
>
> If you do that, I presume the array needs to actualy be created with the
> "new" statement out in the calling function. For example:
>
>
>
> Var stringArray s
>
> S = new stringArray[30]
>
> myFunc(s)
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>
> But, in this example, you would need to be able to declare the function
> parameter as a byRef array. And,
>
> According to the script manager, a parameter can not be of an array type.
>
>
>
> But, the following fragment of jibberish will compile, but does not work.
>
>
>
> void function x(stringArray byref s)
>
> s[0] = "hello"
>
> EndFunction
>
>
>
> Script test ()
>
> var
>
> stringArray a
>
> SayString ("beep")
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> Let a = new stringArray[5]
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> x(a)
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> SayString (a[0])
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> EndScript
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>
>
> Compiles great, but doesn't speak the word, hello.
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>
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> The following also compiles, and it doesn't work either!
>
>
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> stringArray function x()
>
> var
>
> stringArray s
>
>
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> s = new stringArray[5]
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> s[0] = "hello"
>
> return(s)
>
> EndFunction
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>
>
> Script test ()
>
> var
>
> stringArray a
>
> a = x()
>
> SayString (a[0])
>
> EndScript
>
>
>
> Can somebody set me straight here? How is this supposed to be done?
>
> Thanks.
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