Free42: Unlimited-length strings and other type extensions

[Thomas Okken]

(01-24-2021 05:02 PM)Werner Wrote:  How would you create unlimited-length strings?

A couple of possibilities come to mind: an unlimited-alpha mode, or string concatenation on the stack... I hadn't really given that any thought yet, the immediate concern is whether allowing unlimited-length strings, as opposed to introducing a new unlimited-length string type alongside the 41C/42S-style 6-character strings, is a reasonable idea.

After that, many possibilities suggest themselves. With a more powerful text capability comes the desire for things like substrings, regex find/replace, and God knows what else... And of course a text editor, which will be needed anyway to support equation entry.