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Re: Localizing Large Numbers of Variables in a DynamicModule:

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  • Subject: [mg85768] Re: Localizing Large Numbers of Variables in a DynamicModule:
  • From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:04:33 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: Uni Leipzig
  • References: <fpfkuo$k6t$1@smc.vnet.net>
  • Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de

Hi,

and

args = {x1, x2, x3, x4}

DynamicModule @@ {args,
     {x1, x2}
   }

does what you expect ..

However -- it is incredible bad style
to make functions with "large number of variables"

The usual way is to break down the task to a large
number of tiny functions. It is well know from other
programming languages that this technique avoid
many local variables.

Regards
   Jens

Ron Monson wrote:
>   
> I'm wondering if anyone can see a shorter way of  localising a large number of variables within a DynamicModule? For example,  instead of 
> DynamicModule[{x1,x2,x3,x4,x5},
> oo[x1,x2,x3,x4,x5];
> oo[x1,x2,x3,x4,x5];
> something with an idiom along the lines of 
> args={x1,x2,x3,x4,x5};
> DynamicModule[args,
> oo[args];
> oo[args]
> 
> The motivation for this is that in constructing a complex  interface the number of varfiables and functions may get quite large and further,  these variables may also need to be accessed in another function that is nested  more deeply . For example, function foo may call other functions which in  turn call other functions ... until finally the bottom function may need to  access say the variable - x1. Having to  repeatedly pass the entire or selected parts of  the variable space can get unwieldy and impact on the final code's  readability. Thanks.


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