NAME¶
Coercions::void - Coercion to Void.
SYNOPSIS¶
Void void( a x )
ARGUMENTS¶
x The value to discard
DESCRIPTION¶
Coerces any value to Void (i.e. discards it), usually used for discarding the
result of a function. For example, the
HTMLDocument(3kaya) functions
for adding elements to the tree return the element just added, which is often
not necessary.
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p = addParagraph(doc.body,"Hello ");
void(appendInlineElement(p,StrongEmphasis,"World!"));
Another use is in discarding the return value from database update queries
AUTHORS¶
Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others
(kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see
http://kayalang.org/
LICENSE¶
The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version
2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.