[Gambas-user] MOD arithetic operator

[user]

> In my opinion that is correct choice.
> 
>Because if you remove DIV aka / operator there will be problem for
those

Because if you remove DIV aka \ operator there will be problem for those
(sorry mistake!)

> who used this in their programs in the past.
> 
> In the other hand if you add % operator as MOD the arithmetic
operators
> will be complete and whole in my opinion as i read the manual.
> 
> A last note if old developers like very much the strict classic Basic
> style you must weight their opinion if it is going to add or not a MOD
> operator, so not to be hard feelings. 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2010-11-09 at 12:31 +0100, Benoît Minisini wrote:
> > > Hi to all, and good morning.
> > > 
> > > Dont worry you dont hurt me. :)
> > > 
> > > I am not a C++ person not at all.
> > > 
> > > Of course there is no need to turn Basic in C style.
> > > 
> > > But i make a notice about DIV and MOD.
> > > The one of them has a synonmous as operator.
> > > 
> > > The only thing i propose is to maintain a same "thinking" while
reading
> > > the manual with programming style.
> > > 
> > > To do this there are two options
> > > - MOD and DIV should not have operators
> > > - MOD and DIV it is nice to have operators.
> > > 
> > > Or we leave the things as they are.
> > > 
> > > All options are respectfull ones.
> > > 
> > 
> > I can add '%' to the compiler as a MOD synonymous, as I don't think
I will use 
> > this character for anything else.
> > 
>