Re: is there an "improved interactive mode"?

[Asko Kauppi <askok@...>]

Lua 5.0.2  Copyright (C) 1994-2004 Tecgraf, PUC-Rio
> a=2+3; =a
stdin:1: unexpected symbol near `='
> a=2+3
> =a
5
> = (function() a=2+3 end)(), a
nil     5

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Goran Zoricic kirjoitti 24.2.2006 kello 17.37:

> Goran Zoricic wrote:
> > Alex Queiroz wrote:
> > > Hallo,
> > > On 2/24/06, Pavol Severa <pavol.severa@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I imagine there are some formal problems:
> > > > 1. a function call is a valid statement - still it would be nice if
> > > > its results were printed (except when it's nil)
> > >      Try putting a '=' before the expression or function call.
> > Hello!
> > A followup question: if i write '= 2+3', the lua console prints '6',
> > as it should. However, lua doesn't support expression cascading
> > ('a=b=c;' is not valid), so if i write something like '=a=2+3;', i
> > get an error. Is there a way to make it print '6' even in this case?
> > Cheers,
> > Goran.
>
> LOL!
>
> '= 2+3' actually prints '5', most of the time. :))
>
> Goran.
>
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