[Gambas-user] Function doing unexpected things...

[nando]

Is 'ClassName.SubTotal' a float ??


---------- Original Message -----------
From: sbungay <sbungay at ...981...>
To: gambas-user at lists.sourceforge.net
Sent: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:34:37 -0400
Subject: [Gambas-user] Function doing unexpected things...

> How to explain this without writing tons of code... hmmmmm.. here goes.
>    I have a class which contains 3 public variables of type float.
>    The class gets instantiated.
>    One of the items within the class is named "subtotal" and it's value 
> is derived by summing up the items in one column of a grid. To do this I 
> wanted to use a function which returned type Float. So (keeping code 
> here to a minimum) the whole mess looks kind of like this...
> 
> ClassName.SubTotal = ComputeSubTotal(GridName,GridName.Column)
> 
> Private Function ComputeSubTotal (SourceGrid AS GridView, Col as 
> Integer) AS Float
> Dim SubTotal AS Float
> .
> .
> .
> Logic to sum the column into "SubTotal" goes here
> .
> .
> .
> Return SubTotal
> End
> 
>    Gives me the error
> 
> "Expected Float, got Function"
> 
>    I expected the assignment to take the return value of the function 
> not the function itself... is this a bug or am I doing something wrong? 
> I can work around it using a SUB but IMHO it is more elegant to use a 
> function.
> 
> P.S.
>    Haven't used GAMBAS for over a year, just downloaded the latest 
> version and compiled it... it's looking very good Benoit. I like the new 
> editor.
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT
> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your
> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash
> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV
> _______________________________________________
> Gambas-user mailing list
> Gambas-user at lists.sourceforge.net
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
------- End of Original Message -------