using // and \\ in macros?

[Bill Christens-Barry]

I'm confused by several macro examples on the list that include double slashes, both "//" and "\\"
after searching the list in vain.

For example, the macro print() command can use:

  print("\\Clear");

I suppose the second \ is being escaped by the first, but I don't understand the general rules for
using such a construction in the macro language.

A recent thread used:

  //saveAs("Tiff", path.substring(0,path.length()-4)+" - green.tif");

Is there an online explanation of where one can and cannot use this constructions in the macro
language? Or, is there a more generic paradigm I should be looking into?

Thanks.

Bill

[Joachim Wesner]

Hi Bill,

just checked the docs,

"\\Clear" is a special feature of the print command wrt the log window,
there is also a \\Update: <text>, it´s in the macro language docs.

Instead,

// starts a simple, C-style single-line  comment, i.e. that line will not
be executed!


Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

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I'm confused by several macro examples on the list that include double
slashes, both "//" and "\\"
after searching the list in vain.

For example, the macro print() command can use:

  print("\\Clear");

I suppose the second \ is being escaped by the first, but I don't
understand the general rules for
using such a construction in the macro language.

A recent thread used:

  //saveAs("Tiff", path.substring(0,path.length()-4)+" - green.tif");

Is there an online explanation of where one can and cannot use this
constructions in the macro
language? Or, is there a more generic paradigm I should be looking into?

Thanks.

Bill



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