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Problem using `pre` to declare global data [message #629547]

Tue, 28 September 2010 12:16

Andy Ed
Messages: 41
Registered: December 2009

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I'm having a problem sharing data between rules/operation using the following style (using pre to declare 'globals').

pre{
var storedIniValues := new OrderedSet;
}

operation op1(){
var item := new m!elem;
storedIniValues .add(item);
}

Sometimes this approach does work, sometimes not; with my current problem I get an exception stating that Type storedIniValues is not found. Do you have any ideas why this approach works sometimes but not others?

cheers, Andy

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Re: Problem using `pre` to declare global data [message #629578 is a reply to message #629547]

Tue, 28 September 2010 14:32

Dimitrios Kolovos
Messages: 1772
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi Andy,

I've tried to reproduce this but to no avail. Could you perhaps put
together an example that reproduces this and send it to us at
epsilon.devs@gmail.com?

Cheers,
Dimitris

On 28/09/2010 17:16, Andy wrote:
> I'm having a problem sharing data between rules/operation using the
> following style (using pre to declare 'globals').
>
>
> pre{
> var storedIniValues := new OrderedSet;
> }
>
> operation op1(){
> var item := new m!elem;
> storedIniValues .add(item);
> }
>
> Sometimes this approach does work, sometimes not; with my current
> problem I get an exception stating that Type storedIniValues is not
> found. Do you have any ideas why this approach works sometimes but not
> others?
>
> cheers, Andy
>
>
>
>
>
>

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Re: Problem using `pre` to declare global data [message #629668 is a reply to message #629578]

Wed, 29 September 2010 04:14

Andy Ed
Messages: 41
Registered: December 2009

Member

The .etl file with the problem is imported by another .etl file. I put the var declaration in the parent's pre block and the problem disappeared. I would guess, therefore, that the problem could be something to do with importing and using a (nested) pre block. The pre block was not named in either case; when I named them them problem disappears so I think this is the cause.

cheers, Andy

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Re: Problem using `pre` to declare global data [message #629697 is a reply to message #629668]

Wed, 29 September 2010 05:53

Dimitrios Kolovos
Messages: 1772
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi Andy,

Many thanks for investigating! Pre/post blocks override imported blocks
with the same name (or no name) but I don't think this is mentioned in
the book. I'll add a comment about this in the book shortly.

Cheers,
Dimitris

On 29/09/2010 09:14, Andy wrote:
> The .etl file with the problem is imported by another .etl file. I put
> the var declaration in the parent's pre block and the problem
> disappeared. I would guess, therefore, that the problem could be
> something to do with importing and using a (nested) pre block. The pre
> block was not named in either case; when I named them them problem
> disappears so I think this is the cause.
>
> cheers, Andy

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Re: Problem using `pre` to declare global data [message #629714 is a reply to message #629697]

Wed, 29 September 2010 07:02

Andy Ed
Messages: 41
Registered: December 2009

Member

Hi Dimitris,

I did read, in the book, that pre blocks with the same names are overridden. But I simply didn't think about un-named blocks. Maybe some info could be presented to the user stating that un-named blocks are being overridden, just in case the user doesn't notice that more than one of the modules has an un-named pre block Embarrassed

cheers,
Andy

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