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Re: How to create a PRIVATE variable owned by the caller?

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:19 pm
by Enrico Maria Giordano
Yes, that's the module I'm experimenting with.

Re: How to create a PRIVATE variable owned by the caller?

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:50 pm
by vensanto
__mvSetBase()

This is a hacking function which changes base private offset so PRIVATE variables created in function which calls __mvSetBase()
will not be released when the function exit but will be inherited by its caller.

Function sa_1()

sa_2()

? cTXT

Return .T.


Function sa_2()

Private cTXT:="CIAO"

__mvSetBase() // importante

Return .T.

Re: How to create a PRIVATE variable owned by the caller?

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:53 pm
by Enrico Maria Giordano
Thank you, but I need it for xHarbour (please read the whole thread).

Re: How to create a PRIVATE variable owned by the caller?

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:08 pm
by vensanto
this is the function code in "memvars.c" of Harbour

HB_FUNC( __MVSETBASE )
{
HB_STACK_TLS_PRELOAD
HB_ISIZ nOffset = hb_stackBaseProcOffset( 0 );

if( nOffset > 0 )
hb_stackItem( nOffset )->item.asSymbol.stackstate->nPrivateBase =
hb_memvarGetPrivatesBase();
}

Re: How to create a PRIVATE variable owned by the caller?

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:14 pm
by Enrico Maria Giordano
Thank you but, please, read the whole thread. We have already discussed that code.

Re: How to create a PRIVATE variable owned by the caller?

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 11:47 pm
by James Bott
Enrico,

Why are you using a PRIVATE? I haven't used PRIVATEs for years.

You can do the same thing you wanted this way:

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FUNCTION MAIN()

    LOCALE cName:=""

    cName:= CREATEVAR( cName, "Hello" )

    ? cName // it exists here

    RETURN NIL

STATIC FUNCTION CREATEVAR( cName, xValue )

    cName:= xValue

RETURN xValue
James

Re: How to create a PRIVATE variable owned by the caller?

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 8:07 am
by Enrico Maria Giordano
I was sure you would write this. :-) I need it for back compatibility.