Re: Loop variables in ISO 7185

frank@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> 2metre <news55@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>Can loop variables be VAR parameters?
 >
> No, not even value parameters.
>  
>>eg
>>Does the following code conform to ISO7185?
>>
>>function 1func (var i:integer):integer;
>>begin
>>   if i>0 then
>>   for i:= 0 to 10 do
>>   begin
>>     ...
>>   end;
>>end;
>>
>>function 2func:integer;
>>var a:integer;
>>begin
>>   a:= 1;
>>   2func:= 1func(a);
>>   ...
>>end;
> 
> No, for several reasons:
> 
> - program header missing
 >
> - main program missing

Only a snippet is displayed.

> - function names cannot start with numbers

That's correct.

> - invalid loop counter (see above)

You're probably correct. Can't see why it's not allowed though. In 
Oberon-2 it is.

> - result of first function not assigned

Probably means it is inside the begin ... end block.

> - ... is no valid Pascal statement ;-)

Jesus...