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Re: (beep) as string
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Re: (beep) as string


  • Subject: Re: (beep) as string
  • From: julifos <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:45:48 +0100

>>> set x to {}
>>> set x's end to x --> {{...}}

>> Recursive structures may be undocumented, but they're perfectly
>> supported, at least for now. There's a bunch of code to deal with
>> them, and I even added the "..." printing myself. However, no one has
>> ever found a practical use for them that I'm aware of.

> I remember reading somewhere about an algorithm called something like
> the "Joseph" problem, where circular structures like the one above are
> used for running around the circle and deleting various links based on
> some criteria. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any AppleScript
> purpose for this.

Well, this is itself a good example of a recursive structure, where the
final result is allways the same. ;-)

jj
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