[lassign] syntax

The Tool Command Language implementation

Brought to you by: andreas_kupries, apnadkarni, bgriffin, das, and 10 others

Status: closed-accepted

Owner: Don Porter

Labels: 17. Commands I-L (28)

Priority: 5

Updated: 2008-10-23

Created: 2007-03-01

Private: No

[lassign] currently requires
at least one varName argument.

The [lassign] operation is perfectly
well-defined for the zero varNames
case. Allowing that would also permit

lassign $list {}$varNameList

without the need to protect against
a possibly empty list in $varNameList.

Donal K. Fellows - 2008-01-15

assigned_to: dkf --> dgp
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Don Porter - 2008-10-23

part of TIP 323

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Don Porter - 2008-10-23

status: open --> closed-accepted
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