[REBOL] Re: Sameness - a pragmatic approach.
From: greggirwin:mindspring at: 12-Feb-2003 9:20
Joel et al,
JN> ...but my question was "Why do we need that capability?"
JN> 1) When is the last time anyone on this list used ALIAS for anything?
JN> (other than demonstrating what ALIAS does ;-)
JN> 2) Could that need have been served by some other mechanism already
JN> in REBOL? (such as SET/PROTECT or passing a reference)
Is there another mechanism you can use to create localized dialects?
That's probably the main use I've thought of for ALIAS, but I haven't
thought about how else you might do it.
-- Gregg
; Localizing a dialect with ALIAS
alias 'who "welche"
alias 'where "wo"
alias 'when "wann"
rule: [
some [
'who set persons [word! | block!] |
'where set place string! |
'when set time time!
]
to end
]
time: place: persons: none
parse [
who Fred
where "Your house"
when 9:30
] rule
print [time place persons]
time: place: persons: none
parse [
welche Karl
wo "Euer Haus"
wann 11:30
] rule
print [time place persons]
