[fpc-pascal] Re: Feature proposal: function-based assignment operatorst

[Mark Morgan Lloyd]

leledumbo wrote:
>> I, for one, see absolutely nothing wrong with += etc. since it's an 
> unambiguous idiom which came into use decades ago and is now almost 
> universally understood.
> 
> I see one: compatibility with other compilers, though I exclusively use FPC,
> some people in groups I'm involved in asks general Pascal/Delphi questions,
> which I can't answer with this C-ish feature.

I must emphasise that my "nothing wrong" applied to += as a general 
language feature, not to its use where portability was concerned. But I 
must also add that I got this from an accomplished Delphi user (and 
occasional journalist) this morning:

"PS: I like the idea of += in Pascal. How far do they take it? Is there 
a /=, *=, mod=, or=, xor=?"

-- 
Mark Morgan Lloyd
markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk

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