One-liner for point(0,"P",8).z in point wrangle

[AntoineSfx]

vector p8 = point(0,"P",8);

@P.z = p8.z; 

Is there a shorter  way to do it ? 

 

Edited June 24, 2021 by AntoineSfx

[animatrix]

Hi,

You can do it like this:

@P.z = point(0,"P",8).z;

 

[AntoineSfx]

1 hour ago, animatrix said:

Hi,

You can do it like this:

@P.z = point(0,"P",8).z;

 

No. It's like point() is seen as a float unless it is assigned explicitly to a vector.

 

[Alain2131]

You indeed need to specify that point will return a vector by encapsulating it with the vector keyword.

@P.z = vector(point(0, "P", 8)).z;

 

[AntoineSfx]

16 minutes ago, Alain2131 said:

You indeed need to specify that point will return a vector by encapsulating it with the vector keyword.

@P.z = vector(point(0, "P", 8)).z;

 

Thanks. I now realize that point is a template function -  meaning the type which is returned depends on the second argument "P" , thus it's not obvious to the compiler that it's a vector at parse time.

How hard would it be for the user to define a function with this signature once and for all:

vector vpoint (int input; int ptnum) return vector(point(input,"P",ptnum))

or something closer to this related trick:

v@opinput1_P.y  -- but with an additional argument