Conference turris::decladebug

875.0. ""func" vs. "function"" by DECC::MJHANS (Matthew Hanselman, DEC C) Mon Mar 10 1997 15:51

    Requiring the user to use the command "func" is anti-intuitive.  I
    tried typing the obvious "function", and was convinced that ladebug
    provided no way of overriding a class scope.  This is especially so,
    given the last line of "help" for "class".
    
    It wasn't until I typed a general "help" & grep'ed for "scope" that I
    came across "func".  Perhaps cross-referencing ladebug help like UNIX
    does it man pages would help as well.
    
    	     						- Matt
    
    (ladebug) function main
    function main
           ^
    Unable to parse input as legal command or C++ expression.
    (ladebug) help class
    
            class <classname> 
    
    For C++: 
    
    Use the 'class' command without an argument to display the current 
    class scope.  Specify an argument to change the class scope.  After 
    the class scope is set, refer to members of the class by omitting 
    the class name prefix. 
    
    Setting the class scope nullifies the function scope. 
    (ladebug)

We really ought to change it to "function" and provide a built-in alias for
"func"...

Meanwhile, you can do the opposite, if you like.

Tim