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<dt class="note">'''[[User:Mikero|Mikero]]'''</dt><dd class="note">
Note that ArrayName = nil destroys the arrayNAME '''not''' the array content.
Array content is 'destroyed' when no more ArrayName'''s''' refer to the content.
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<dt class="note">'''[[User:Worldeater|Worldeater]]'''</dt><dd class="note">
'''Never ever assign a value to ''nil''!'''
Doing so creates a global variable with the same name that overrides the "command" ''nil'':
  foo = "foo";
  nil = "bar";
  foo = nil;
  hint foo; // displays "bar"
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Note that ArrayName = nil destroys the arrayNAME '''not''' the array content.
Array content is 'destroyed' when no more ArrayName'''s''' refer to the content.


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Revision as of 06:06, 11 March 2009

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Description

Description:
Nil value. This value can be used to undefine existing variables.
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:
nil
Return Value:
Any Value

Examples

Example 1:
variableToDestroy = nil

Additional Information

See also:
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Notes

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Notes

Mikero
Note that ArrayName = nil destroys the arrayNAME not the array content. Array content is 'destroyed' when no more ArrayNames refer to the content.
Worldeater
Never ever assign a value to nil! Doing so creates a global variable with the same name that overrides the "command" nil: foo = "foo"; nil = "bar"; foo = nil; hint foo; // displays "bar"

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