In doing a solution to Adrian's last post > So in the case where if a is set then r=f(a), h=g(r,a) and if b is set > then > h=F(b), r=G(h,b), how would you write this? I did this: function f(i) = 2*i; function F(j) = 3*j; function g(k,l) = k*l; function G(m,n) = m*n; //a=5; b=25; aBased = !is_undef(a); r = aBased ? f(a) : G(F(b),b); h = aBased ? g(r,a) : F(b); // without calling F(b) twice aBased = !is_undef(a); Fb = aBased ? 0 : F(b); r = aBased ? f(a) : G(Fb,b); h = aBased ? g(r,a) : Fb; echo(r=r,h=h); I added the second bit later, I was expecting the reassignment warnings, but I get another problem. > WARNING: aBased was assigned on line 9 of "Logo" but was overwritten on > line 17 > WARNING: r was assigned on line 10 of "Logo" but was overwritten on line > 20 > WARNING: h was assigned on line 13 of "Logo" but was overwritten on line > 23 > Compiling design (CSG Tree generation)... > WARNING: Ignoring unknown variable 'Fb', in file > ../../Users/MeB/Documents/3D-REPRAP/Things/My Things/Logo, line 22. > WARNING: Ignoring unknown variable 'Fb', in file > ../../Users/MeB/Documents/3D-REPRAP/Things/My Things/Logo, line 25. > ECHO: r = undef, h = undef Why is Fb unknown? It works if the top bit is commented out. Side-effect of the new Warnings?? Using RC4. ----- Admin - email* me if you need anything, or if I've done something stupid... * click on my MichaelAtOz label, there is a link to email me. Unless specifically shown otherwise above, my contribution is in the Public Domain; to the extent possible under law, I have waived all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to this work. Obviously inclusion of works of previous authors is not included in the above. The TPP is no simple “trade agreement.” Fight it! http://www.ourfairdeal.org/ time is running out! -- Sent from: http://forum.openscad.org/

It is the usual gotya that the last definition of a variable is used but its evaluation is moved to the where the first definition is. So it uses Fb before it has been defined. On Sun, 28 Apr 2019 at 03:25, MichaelAtOz <oz.at.michael@gmail.com> wrote: > In doing a solution to Adrian's last post > > > So in the case where if a is set then r=f(a), h=g(r,a) and if b is set > > then > > h=F(b), r=G(h,b), how would you write this? > > I did this: > > function f(i) = 2*i; > function F(j) = 3*j; > function g(k,l) = k*l; > function G(m,n) = m*n; > > //a=5; > b=25; > > aBased = !is_undef(a); > r = aBased > ? f(a) > : G(F(b),b); > h = aBased > ? g(r,a) > : F(b); > > > // without calling F(b) twice > aBased = !is_undef(a); > Fb = aBased ? 0 : F(b); > > r = aBased > ? f(a) > : G(Fb,b); > h = aBased > ? g(r,a) > : Fb; > > echo(r=r,h=h); > > I added the second bit later, I was expecting the reassignment warnings, > but > I get another problem. > > > WARNING: aBased was assigned on line 9 of "Logo" but was overwritten on > > line 17 > > WARNING: r was assigned on line 10 of "Logo" but was overwritten on line > > 20 > > WARNING: h was assigned on line 13 of "Logo" but was overwritten on line > > 23 > > Compiling design (CSG Tree generation)... > > WARNING: Ignoring unknown variable 'Fb', in file > > ../../Users/MeB/Documents/3D-REPRAP/Things/My Things/Logo, line 22. > > WARNING: Ignoring unknown variable 'Fb', in file > > ../../Users/MeB/Documents/3D-REPRAP/Things/My Things/Logo, line 25. > > ECHO: r = undef, h = undef > > Why is Fb unknown? > It works if the top bit is commented out. > Side-effect of the new Warnings?? > > Using RC4. > > > > ----- > Admin - email* me if you need anything, or if I've done something stupid... > > * click on my MichaelAtOz label, there is a link to email me. > > Unless specifically shown otherwise above, my contribution is in the > Public Domain; to the extent possible under law, I have waived all > copyright and related or neighbouring rights to this work. Obviously > inclusion of works of previous authors is not included in the above. > > The TPP is no simple “trade agreement.” Fight it! > http://www.ourfairdeal.org/ time is running out! > -- > Sent from: http://forum.openscad.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >

Yea, thanks. If others want to know what's going on see here <https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/Include_Statement#Variables> . ----- Admin - email* me if you need anything, or if I've done something stupid... * click on my MichaelAtOz label, there is a link to email me. Unless specifically shown otherwise above, my contribution is in the Public Domain; to the extent possible under law, I have waived all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to this work. Obviously inclusion of works of previous authors is not included in the above. The TPP is no simple “trade agreement.” Fight it! http://www.ourfairdeal.org/ time is running out! -- Sent from: http://forum.openscad.org/