[Gambas-user] Why is LCDNumber deprecated?

[Benoît Minisini]

Le 30/08/2013 09:22, Tobias Boege a écrit :
> On Fri, 30 Aug 2013, Beno?t Minisini wrote:
>> Le 23/08/2013 13:50, Tobias Boege a ?crit :
>>> Hi Benoit,
>>>
>>> the docs say that LCDNumber is deprecated and that one should use LCDLabel
>>> instead. I can partly understand the reason: each number can be converted to
>>> a string so no need to have a LCDNumber. (Or is there any other reason?)
>>>
>>> However, it indeed is some nice shortcut with its Value property and the
>>> conversion constants. I'd personally like to keep it. What do you think?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Tobi
>>>
>>
>> LCDLabel.Value added in revision #5819.
>>
>
> So you suggest to also remove the article about LCDNumber from our book
> because the class will vanish soon? (Or asked a different way: Is there a
> "removal schedule" for deprecated classes?)
>
> Regards,
> Tobi
>

"deprecated" means "do not use it anymore, it will be removed in the 
next *major* release of Gambas, i.e. Gambas 4.

Regards,

-- 
Benoît Minisini