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Re: setvalue builtin command


From: konsolebox
Subject: Re: setvalue builtin command
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 20:51:14 +0800

>
> Another "feature" of this kind of construct is that you can put the name
> of the variable-to-be-assigned into another variable:
>
> ptr=some_variable
> setvalue "$ptr" "$foo"
>
> Which may be a good thing or a bad thing, but either way it's definitely
> a thing that someone will (ab)use if it's available.
>

Well I did considered that noting that many people already tend to use the
eval hack just to assign values to variables carried inside another
variable most likely through passing of functions..


> That said, I don't think bash needs this.  Bash 4.3 is going to have
> "namerefs" (declare -n) to allow passing arguments by reference to a
> function.
>

I should have seen this sooner (have bash-devel but didn't check new
features). I think it would be enough for the need.

Thanks for telling me. Can't wait to use the feature soon. That would
simplify many parts of my codes.


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