[DUG] Why use a set when a string will work OK (and less code )?

[Neven MacEwan]

Stephe (Nah doesn't work)

I certainly agree as far as to say this part of the language construct 
is broken, but then I hate having to declare
a temp var for no purpose at all but to remove ambiguity in references

N
> Hi Neve  :)
>
> I'm not one of the many who don't use the with statement at all, but I only
> use it sparingly and never nested 3 levels deep like the example. I usually
> end up removing it during debug sessions anyway and kick myself for using it
> in the first place.
>
> I think your mate Malcolm Groves sums it up best in his article a few years
> back:
>
> http://www.malcolmgroves.com/stories/2004/04/05/writingSolidDelphiCode.html
>
> (Under the heading "Hard to see, the Dark Side is" about 2/3 down the page.)
>
> Steve 
> (I guess because like the with statement it saves a little typing and one
> syllable)
>
>  
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Neven MacEwan [mailto:neven at mwk.co.nz] 
>> Sent: Friday, 11 May 2007 10:28 a.m.
>> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
>> Subject: Re: [DUG] Why use a set when a string will work OK 
>> (and less code )?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> Please explain? also why you are at it why is the diminutive 
>> of Stephen Steve?
>>
>> Neven
>>     
>>> Interesting stuff...
>>> Is it just me or is anyone else horrified by the with 
>>>       
>> statement abuse 
>>     
>>> in example function getStructures?
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Sean Cross [mailto:Sean.Cross at catalystrisk.co.nz]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2007 1:49 p.m.
>>>> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
>>>> Subject: RE: [DUG] Why use a set when a string will work 
>>>>         
>> OK (and less 
>>     
>>>> code)?
>>>>
>>>> Q.  What is the function to return the enum name?
>>>> A.  See http://www.techtricks.com/delphi/enumname.php
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi- 
>>>>> bounces at delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Myles Penlington
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2007 11:18 a.m.
>>>>> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
>>>>> Subject: RE: [DUG] Why use a set when a string will work OK
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> (and less
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> code)?
>>>>>
>>>>> The advantage of enumerated types is strong compiler type
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> checking. Ie
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> no spelling/keying mistakes.
>>>>> If you use the normal convention for enumerated types, .e.g
>>>>>
>>>>> MyStayus = (msActive, msPending, msEnded ) etc
>>>>>
>>>>> Then you can use a function and RTTI to convert the 
>>>>>           
>> enumerated type 
>>     
>>>>> name into a string for display. There is a RTTI function
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> that returns
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> the name of an enumerated type e.g. "msActive", and then
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> your function
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> can strip off the leading lowercase characters.
>>>>>
>>>>> Myles.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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