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From: Jan.Materne@rzf.fin-nrw.de
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Subject: RE: macrodef - do attributes as properties or substitutions
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:05:30 +0100
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> > <macrodef name=3D"macro">
> >     <attribute name=3D"one"/>
> >     <attribute name=3D"two" default=3D"${one}"/>
> > </macrodef>
> > <macro one=3D"hello"/>
>=20
> I don't think we should need any special cludges just to support this
> usecase. 8-)
>=20
> Give two a completely bogus, impossible to be used in any real world
> usage value and check for that.  Should be easier than comparing it =
to
> a literal ${one} or @one or whathever.
>=20
> <macrodef name=3D"macro">
>     <attribute name=3D"one"/>
>     <attribute name=3D"two"=20
>      =20
> =
default=3D"nobody-with-a-sane-mind-would-ever-want-to-use-this-value"/>
> </macrodef>

Nice idea - usually such nice words don=B4t come into my mind when =
I=B4m
programming :-)
But the string comparison would be easier.

Jan

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