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Type declarations of variables
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Maarten D. de Jong |
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Type declarations of variables |
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Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:12:34 +0100 (CET) |
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Am I correct in assuming that if I want to assign a specific type to a
variable before I begin calculations, I have to do so in a dynamic way? In
other words, if I want a new global matrix M to consist of int64's, I
always have to call onto the int64() *function* to make it happen, like
so:
global M = int64([]);
I cannot write (as would be customary in many programming languages):
global int64 M = [];
I know that with a language as dynamic as Octave there is very little
difference between the two forms---even internally---but coming from a
programming background, I have a slight preference for the second syntax.
Since that doesn't work in Octave, I was wondering whether that is by
design, or that I am genuinely overlooking something.
With kind regards,
Maarten
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