[Gambas-user] Function() vs Function$()

Benoît Minisini gambas at ...1...
Sat May 31 17:30:56 CEST 2014


Le 31/05/2014 16:59, Patrik Karlsson a écrit :
> Why do we have both Function() and Function$() in Gambas?
> e.g. Subst and Subst$, Left and Left$
>
> Is it an old Basic convention?

Yes. I'm not really "No more tradition's chains shall bind us" (american 
lyrics of french "Du passé faisons table rase" from "L'internationale", 
the socialist song) :-)

> Which variant is most desirable to use?

No difference. These are just synonymous for the compiler.

-- 
Benoît Minisini




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