V4MD Noob: VOID instead of Vset with zero records?

[Marc Schmitt]

Hi Sean,

I agree with you that you should check value-types. 

But, just to clarify my point of view: Let's say you manipulate a string and the resulted string would have zero characters in it, would you expect that this result becomes an 'undefined' object and had lost all its string-functionality? And then you would have to substitute this undefined object everytime with a handmade empty string? 

If the result of an empty Vset would be e.g. FALSE or a symbol with the value #nil, #null (or whatever...) you would have a fast and easy option to determine if theResult is a zero-records-set or a destroyed/undefined object. 

But I understand now that lingo-VOID in this case is used as loosley equivalent to a zero-pointer, but I don't like that. :)  


Best regards

Marc

> I'm sorry, but you have a non-issue. You are now aware that when you 
> perform an operation that returns a value to you, you need to check 
> what sort of value it is before continuing. Welcome to Director! You 
> call it "ugly code", others might call it "defensive programming", I 
> call it "standard practice".
> 
> Regards,
> -Sean.