Initial value for global variables

[david-bo]

Is this really necessary?

global chars
set chars to {"a", "b", "c"}

I would like to do it in one line, something like

global chars {"a", "b", "c"}

Properties can be declared in a similar manner

property chars : {"a", "b", "c"}

I am trying to achieve a constant global list. What is the best way to do this?

[renaultssoftware]

Are properties not global?

[david-bo]

Yes, but as I understand it - if you change a property first time you run a script, this changed value will apply next time the script is run. In other words, it won't be reset.

[renaultssoftware]

Will the value be changed in the script?

[Hal Itosis]

Quote: Originally Posted by david-bo Is this really necessary? global chars set chars to {"a", "b", "c"}

Apparently it is. But the only time it would matter (i think) is when the script has both a run handler and an open handler... and the run calls the open.

Quote: Originally Posted by david-bo I am trying to achieve a constant global list. What is the best way to do this?

The way i do it (for the case i just mentioned) is to create a handler called INIT() and have both handlers call it right off the bat. Yes... there is a degree of redundancy involved, and maybe an if/then will be needed to avoid having the open handler trample on some values already set by the run handler.

It all depends on what exactly the script does i s'pose.

[david-bo]

Quote: Originally Posted by renaultssoftware Will the value be changed in the script?

Not in the current version. However, I have learned the hard way that constants should be constant. Sometime in the future one modifies the code and it breaks in an unexplainable manner.

[Red_Menace]

The global and local keywords describe the scope, but they don't initialize the variable. A property is a little bit of a different beast, more of an object characteristic (you can access a property from another script, for example), so it is initialized with a class and a value.