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order of evaluation $? $?! #221543 24/05/10 04:12 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,193 France W Wims OP Hoopy frood
OP Wims Hoopy frood W Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,193 France	Exemple are better than an explanation : //echo -a $?"this is a bug" $?!"\o/" vs //echo -a $?"nobughere" $?!"\o/" The space seems to be the problem Last edited by Wims; 24/05/10 04:14 AM. #mircscripting @ irc.swiftirc.net == the best mIRC help channel

Re: order of evaluation $? $?! Wims #221547 24/05/10 07:12 AM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,503 London, UK Khaled Hoopy frood
Khaled Hoopy frood Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,503 London, UK	The $? identifier has always been a bit quirky :-) It has worked that way ever since it was added, so it's not something I can change since it might break scripts. The $? identifier was replaced with $input() to overcome these issues. Alternatively you can enclose $?="" in $() to control the evaluation order.

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