[REBOL] Re: to/make datatype!
From: gscottjones:mchsi at: 16-Oct-2002 14:26
From: "Joel Neely"
...
> So far the most simplest way I've come up with to create a DATATYPE!
> value from a STRING! value is
>
> to-datatype: func [s [string!]] [
> first reduce load rejoin [
> "[" s either #"!" = last s ["]"] ["!]"]
> ]
> ]
>
> >> type? to-datatype "string" == datatype!
> >> make to-datatype "integer" "12" == 12
>
> There's *got* to be a better way! Any suggestions?
Hi, Joel,
It's kind of like the difference between shaving with a double or triple
razor blade, but here is at least one other way, which is just a short cut
on your version:
to-datatype: func [s [string!]] [
do join s either #"!" = last s [""]["!"]
]
;where
type? to-datatype "string" ;== datatype!
to to-datatype "string" "12" ;== "12"
--Scott Jones
