functions in dot notation

[John Gerdeman <johnpatrick@gerdeman.de>]

Hello,

I was wondering about the following behavior of functions in dot
notation. Functions in  dot notation, seem to have no problem changing
integers, that are available globally. Trying to let them manipulate
lists, that are equally available fails.

A minimal example follows:

\\!/usr/bin/gp
\\ -*- coding: utf8 -*-
/* Description:
 *
 * Test functionality of functions in dot notation.
 *
 */
integer=1;
 test1()={
 	local(value);
 	value=3;
 	print("    integer before: ",value);
 	integer.function;
 	print("    integer after:  ",value);
 }

 integer.function={
 	value=4;
 }



test()={
	LIST=List([2,2]);
	print("    set LIST to arbitrary value: ", LIST);
	LIST.initialize;
	print("    LIST should now return List([]): ",LIST);
}

LIST.initialize={
 	LIST=listcreate(4);
 }
print("Using a function in dot notation to alter a integer works.");
test1();
print("Using a function in dot notation to alter a List does not
work.");
test();



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