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#199339 12/05/08 07:54 PM
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Does an alias need a return if the it's the 'end of the line'?


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AWEstun #199346 12/05/08 08:36 PM
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What do you mean by the end of line?

If the script is at the end of it's function then no it doesn't need to return

alias test {
var %x = 1
if (%x == 1) { echo -a Point 1 | goto B }
A:
echo -a A point
B:
echo -a B Point | goto A
}

this checks to see if %x == 1 then moves to point B then moves to point A and since its the end... I don't need to return, if that's not what you mean't please describe.


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if $reality > $fiction { set %sanity Sane }
Else { echo -a *voices* }
AWEstun #199357 12/05/08 10:44 PM
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You use RETURN if you need it to return a value (for use if it's treated as a custom identifier). If it's treated as an alias, you don't need to return anything. The only reason you'd use return at that point is just to halt the alias for some reason (such as during error checking).

Example:
Code:
//echo -a Identifiers return values: $test

alias test {
  return This is my return value.
}


Code:
/test

alias test {
  echo -a Aliases just perform commands, such as this echo.  Nothing is returned.
}


Code:
/test

alias test {
  if ($1 = Error) { echo -a There was an error and the alias is halting. | return }
  else { echo -a There were no errors, so the alias has completed. }
}


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