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newRPL: Alpha demo 0.9 released [UPDATED 2017-10-25]
08-17-2017, 02:46 PM
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RE: newRPL: Alpha demo 0.9 released [UPDATED 2017-08-11]
After some extensive playing around with numbers, I've realized that there is a much-needed command.

Call it SNFMT, which strips formatting from a number or algebraic, basically turning it into "#.A#".

Alternatively, a command ->NFMT. It takes a number or algebraic and a format string, and forces it into that format without changing the global setting. While more flexible than the previous, I think SNFMT covers by far the most common use case without the need for an additional input.

Another possibility I just thought of - instead of a command, a global flag that eliminates display formatting, much like STRIPCOMMENTS.

The issue is that a format convenient for human reading is not at all convenient for programmatic reading when turned into a string.

While there are workarounds for this issue, they're rather clunky, especially when you consider the variations that the LOCALE can introduce as well.
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RE: newRPL: Alpha demo 0.9 released [UPDATED 2017-08-11] - The Shadow - 08-17-2017 02:46 PM



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