Re: Comparing userdata with other types

[Ivo Beltchev <ivo@...>]

> Personally, I like "cumbersome" code very much. To the reader, it
> clearly tells what you want to do (check if the object has a property
> "mass" and if it has, compare it).
>
> Regards,
> Matthias
>   
The coder in me tends to agree. However this system is intended to be 
used by non-programmers and should be as simple and as robust as 
possible. For example I have a text box where they can type a criteria 
for searching objects. The text can be as simple as "return obj.mass>20" 
(give me all objects that have a mass>20). I want to minimize the 
possibility for syntax and runtime errors.


Ivo