[Gambas-user] SUb Routines with a return value

[Michael]

Fabien,
I didn't include the whole code. The MnuPopup.Popup is in a Click_Event 
of a grid because I want a popup menu not a permanent menu item. It 
works fine now.
I look forward to Gambas 3 release.
Regards
Mike

On 20/11/10 07:04, Fabien Bodard wrote:
> 2010/11/19 Matti<math.eber at ...221...>:
>> I don't understand exactly what you want to do, and why you have
>> "mnuPopup.Popup()" inside the event handler sub Action_Activate. And why
>> "mnuPopup.Popup()" anyway?
> i've don't say anything about that but generally a
>
> public sub myMenu_Click()
>
> end
>
> is enouth
>
> action is a system to manage groups of items
>
>
>> Popup menus are easily made like
>>
>> PUBLIC SUB Form_MouseDown()     'or something else MouseDown()
>>   IF Mouse.Right THEN mnuTest.Popup
>> END
>>
>> now mnuTest shows,
>> and if some element of mnuTest is clicked, then
>>
>> PUBLIC SUB mnuAction_Click()
>>   Message.Info("hello")
>> END
>>
>> Generally, you have to write sub/function "AS something" only if you want to
>> return something to the code that called it. If you don't, "PUBLIC SUB xy()" is
>> enough.
>>
>> Yes, and Gambas 2 and 3 can live together on the same machine.
>>
>>
>> Am 19.11.2010 13:33, schrieb Michael:
>>> I have been using popup menus for the first time and got the following
>>> from the Gambas help.
>>> "PUBLIC SUB Action_Activate(key AS String) AS Boolean"
>>>
>>> I assumed this was an error as only functions have a return value so I
>>> changed it "Public Function...".
>>> Then on my line "mnuPopup.Popup()" it got an error "no return value".
>>>
>>> Then I modified the line to "PUBLIC SUB..." with no "as Boolean". and
>>> got the same error. However it all works perfectly when written as a SUB
>>> with a return value. Is this intended?
>>>
>>> One more question? Can Gambas 3 be installed alongside Gambas 2 on
>>> Ubuntu Maverick?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
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