Difference between revisions of "SET STRICT"

Latest revision as of 08:30, 4 December 2017

Determines whether variables must be pre-declared

SET STRICT ON | OFF | (<expL>)

With SET STRICT ON, all variables must be pre-declared. By default, SET STRICT is OFF.

set strict off
m_var = date()
 
set strict on
private m_var
m_var = date()

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 ==Purpose==
-Determines whether non-string expressions are automatically converted when added to strings
+Determines whether variables must be pre-declared
 ==Syntax==
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 ==See Also==
-[[DTOC()]], [[DTOS()]], [[ECHO]], [[ETOS()]], [[LTOS()]], [[SET STRCONVERT]], [[STR()]]
+[[DTOC()]], [[DTOS()]], [[ECHO]], [[ETOS()]], [[LTOS()]], [[SET LOCAL]], [[SET STRCONVERT]], [[STR()]]
 ==Description==
-If SET STRICT is OFF, non-string expressions are automatically converted as they are added to a string.  If SET STRICT is ON, expressions must be converted manually using the ETOS() or other data conversion functions.  By default, STRICT is ON.
+With SET STRICT ON, all variables must be pre-declared.  By default, SET STRICT is OFF.
 ==Example==
 <code lang="recital">
 set strict off
-echo "This string can add numerics and dates etc. " + 100.89 + " " + date()
+m_var = date()
 set strict on
-echo "This string can add numerics and dates etc. " + str(100.89,6,2) + " " + etos(date())
+private m_var
+m_var = date()
 </code>
-==Products==
-Lianja, Lianja Server
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 [[Category:Commands]]