Forums Bug Reports /hinc doesn't work the same as /inc

I'm not sure if you'd call this a bug, but two similar commands do not function the same.

A variable set with -uN then incremented with /inc will still unset after N seconds.
A hash item set with -uN then incremented with /hinc will not unset after N seconds.

example

the //set example echos 1, 2, * /echo: insufficient parameters
the //hadd exmaple echos 1, 2, 2

The first output is expected, but the second shows a different behavior.

in case you haven't realized yet, %!test does not evaluate to produce plaintext %test but rather the value of a variable named %!test since '!' is a valid part of a variable name. $!identifier does evaluate to produce $identifier but that's simply because a leading '!' is part of identifier syntax.

as you observed, modifying the variable or hash table item cancels the effect of any switches used previously.

@jaytea
Ok sorry then I just messed that up a little bit, to get around that use $!($+(%,test),2) which evaluates to value of %test when the timer goes off

Also you said modifying the variable or hash table item cancels the effect, that is wrong variables don't lose the unset time. That should be shown by how the two examples behave differently

corrected example (still produces the same output)


So would anyone else consider this a bug or is it just two similar commands behaving differently?

Thanks, it would probably make sense for hinc/hdec to behave the same way as inc/dec. Unless someone thinks there might be a backwards-compatibiliy issue, the behavior will be changed for the next version.

Thanks for the reply Khaled, I'll be looking forward to the next version and all future versions of mirc.

It's not just /hinc... /hadd -u0 doesn't function the same way /set -u0 does... /hadd -u0 does not unset the added data. It has to be a number greater than 1 (/hadd -u1).

Thanks, this will be changed in the next version as well.