Re: Block vs Module
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg57545] Re: Block vs Module
- From: "Jens-Peer Kuska" <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 06:01:30 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Uni Leipzig
- References: <d7ha4p$3lq$1@smc.vnet.net>
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi, Block[] create a new variable only if it does not exist and all functions called from the block can access the variables created by Block[]. Module[] create always new variables and no function called from Module[] can easy access the local variables from the caling Module[]. Regards Jens "Josef Karthauser" <joe at tao.org.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:d7ha4p$3lq$1 at smc.vnet.net... > > Can someone please explain to me what the > difference between Module and > Block are? I'm unclear as to in what > circumstances I should use Block > instead of Module. > > Thanks :) > Joe > -- > Josef Karthauser (joe at tao.org.uk) > http://www.josef-k.net/ > FreeBSD (cvs meister, admin and hacker) > http://www.uk.FreeBSD.org/ > Physics Particle Theory (student) > http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/ > ================ An eclectic mix of fact and > theory. ================= > >