alt_call_name,alt_u_call_name in DSParams

zulfi123786 · Post by **zulfi123786** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:52 am

Could any one please help in understanding what alt_call_name,alt_u_call_name are in DSParams function specifications

Below is a syntax for function specification in DSParams

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/* Each line consists of: FunctionName\NumberOfArgs [ - MaxNumberOfArgs ]\Description\FunctionCategory\returntype\argtype:argdesc,...\alt_call_name,alt_u_call_name\HiddenFromGUILists

Thanks

zulfi123786 · Post by **zulfi123786** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:57 am

Ohhh ! I am starting to recollect having read what is specified as alt_call_name for each function in DSParams as function name equivalent in modify stage and also the same in tranformer generated code.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:52 pm

... and alt_u_call_name is used when Unicode is in effect, and you're dealing with ustring instead of string in the modify operator.

zulfi123786 · Post by **zulfi123786** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:01 pm

Thanks Ray, and the naming convention 'alt_call_name' have any expansion/significance

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:12 pm

None that you have not already posted. It's the alternate call name. Have a look at any example in DSParams (that is, not the description itself). For example you will learn that function StringToDate has an alternate call name of date_from_string that can be used in a Modify stage.