VB.Net, Wish List Vote: Eval Function for VB

Wish List Vote: Eval Function for VB

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Jonathan Alle #1 / 16	Wish List Vote: Eval Function for VB <This is just a trial run, so please bear with me.> There has been some interest in adding an Eval function to VB.Net. Please rate you interest as follows... 5: I would use it all the time. 4: I would use it occasionally. 3: I wouldn't use it, but I wouldn't care if someone else did. 2: I wouldn't use it and would be upset if I saw it in someone else's code. 1: I think it is a terrible idea and should not even be considered. If you have specific reason's why it should or should not be added, feel free to attach them. (Code examples showing its advantages would be particularly appreciated.) -- Jonathan Allen .Net Wish List: http://www.--*.com/
Mon, 31 May 2004 02:23:37 GMT

Doug Fink #2 / 16	Wish List Vote: Eval Function for VB Definitely need the eval I am trying to approximate as you post it. Quote: > <This is just a trial run, so please bear with me.> > There has been some interest in adding an Eval function to VB.Net. > Please rate you interest as follows... > 5: I would use it all the time. > 4: I would use it occasionally. > 3: I wouldn't use it, but I wouldn't care if someone else did. > 2: I wouldn't use it and would be upset if I saw it in someone else's code. > 1: I think it is a terrible idea and should not even be considered. > If you have specific reason's why it should or should not be added, feel > free to attach them. (Code examples showing its advantages would be > particularly appreciated.) > -- > Jonathan Allen > .Net Wish List: http://jonathan.cloverlink.com
Mon, 31 May 2004 11:54:03 GMT

Mark #3 / 16	Wish List Vote: Eval Function for VB 1: I think it is a terrible CRUTCH and should not even be considered. Hmm. VB.NET: MS's new scripting language? Just when you thought VB was going to grow up and become a "real" language. Quote: > <This is just a trial run, so please bear with me.> > There has been some interest in adding an Eval function to VB.Net. > Please rate you interest as follows... > 5: I would use it all the time. > 4: I would use it occasionally. > 3: I wouldn't use it, but I wouldn't care if someone else did. > 2: I wouldn't use it and would be upset if I saw it in someone else's code. > 1: I think it is a terrible idea and should not even be considered. > If you have specific reason's why it should or should not be added, feel > free to attach them. (Code examples showing its advantages would be > particularly appreciated.) > -- > Jonathan Allen > .Net Wish List: http://jonathan.cloverlink.com
Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:16:46 GMT

Mark #4 / 16	Wish List Vote: Eval Function for VB Jonathan, Here's something that really would be useful: typecasting. Mark Quote: > <This is just a trial run, so please bear with me.>
Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:19:55 GMT

Jonathan Alle #5 / 16	Wish List Vote: Eval Function for VB Quote: > 1: I think it is a terrible CRUTCH and should not even be considered. Could you elaborate on that? -- Jonathan Allen .Net Wish List: http://jonathan.cloverlink.com Quote: > 1: I think it is a terrible CRUTCH and should not even be considered. > Hmm. VB.NET: MS's new scripting language? > Just when you thought VB was going to grow up and become a "real" language. > > <This is just a trial run, so please bear with me.> > > There has been some interest in adding an Eval function to VB.Net. > > Please rate you interest as follows... > > 5: I would use it all the time. > > 4: I would use it occasionally. > > 3: I wouldn't use it, but I wouldn't care if someone else did. > > 2: I wouldn't use it and would be upset if I saw it in someone else's > code. > > 1: I think it is a terrible idea and should not even be considered. > > If you have specific reason's why it should or should not be added, feel > > free to attach them. (Code examples showing its advantages would be > > particularly appreciated.) > > -- > > Jonathan Allen > > .Net Wish List: http://jonathan.cloverlink.com
Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:55:17 GMT

Jonathan Alle #6 / 16	Wish List Vote: Eval Function for VB Quote: > Here's something that really would be useful: typecasting. We already have basic typecasting. So what specifically are you asking for? -- Jonathan Allen .Net Wish List: http://jonathan.cloverlink.com Quote: > Jonathan, > Here's something that really would be useful: typecasting. > Mark > > <This is just a trial run, so please bear with me.>
Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:56:02 GMT

John #7 / 16	Wish List Vote: Eval Function for VB Eval Is something that is very useful, I use it all the time in VBScript for my web applications in one case it is used to dynamically create variables for a menu hierarchy. The variables are created based on some dataset I pull from a database and then appending a number something like: Eval("Dim myvar" & mynumber & " as somedatatype") Besides myself I have 3 others in my office that would like to see an Eval function. I can get some more examples that are more compelling if necessary. I really found a need for this function once I tried to make my applications more dynamic expecially when working with relational data. Quote: > <This is just a trial run, so please bear with me.> > There has been some interest in adding an Eval function to VB.Net. > Please rate you interest as follows... > 5: I would use it all the time. > 4: I would use it occasionally. > 3: I wouldn't use it, but I wouldn't care if someone else did. > 2: I wouldn't use it and would be upset if I saw it in someone else's code. > 1: I think it is a terrible idea and should not even be considered. > If you have specific reason's why it should or should not be added, feel > free to attach them. (Code examples showing its advantages would be > particularly appreciated.) > -- > Jonathan Allen > .Net Wish List: http://jonathan.cloverlink.com
Wed, 02 Jun 2004 03:29:49 GMT

Mark #8 / 16	Wish List Vote: Eval Function for VB I want the ability to cast anything as anything (not CONVERT, that's different). Besides, there's your eval function you want. Make an array of bytes, cast it as a function, call it. I've done that before... Mark Quote: > > Here's something that really would be useful: typecasting. > We already have basic typecasting. So what specifically are you asking for? > -- > Jonathan Allen > .Net Wish List: http://jonathan.cloverlink.com > > Jonathan, > > Here's something that really would be useful: typecasting. > > Mark > > > <This is just a trial run, so please bear with me.>
Wed, 02 Jun 2004 04:13:46 GMT

Jonathan Alle #9 / 16	Wish List Vote: Eval Function for VB Quote: > I want the ability to cast anything as anything (not CONVERT, that's > different). Please give me an example of what you mean. -- Jonathan Allen .Net Wish List: http://jonathan.cloverlink.com Quote: > I want the ability to cast anything as anything (not CONVERT, that's > different). > Besides, there's your eval function you want. Make an array of bytes, cast > it as a function, call it. I've done that before... > Mark
Wed, 02 Jun 2004 04:39:27 GMT

Jonathan Alle #10 / 16	Wish List Vote: Eval Function for VB I think I jumped the gun on Eval. There are a lot of issues to discuss which will affect how powerful it will be. The range varies from the JScript version to the Scripting Control to just simple expressions. So lets just table this discussion for now and come back to it later. -- Jonathan Allen .Net Wish List: http://jonathan.cloverlink.com Quote: > <This is just a trial run, so please bear with me.> > There has been some interest in adding an Eval function to VB.Net. > Please rate you interest as follows... > 5: I would use it all the time. > 4: I would use it occasionally. > 3: I wouldn't use it, but I wouldn't care if someone else did. > 2: I wouldn't use it and would be upset if I saw it in someone else's code. > 1: I think it is a terrible idea and should not even be considered. > If you have specific reason's why it should or should not be added, feel > free to attach them. (Code examples showing its advantages would be > particularly appreciated.) > -- > Jonathan Allen > .Net Wish List: http://jonathan.cloverlink.com
Wed, 02 Jun 2004 07:02:01 GMT

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