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#pragma strict?

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by User340, Dec 5, 2007.

  1. User340

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    User340, Dec 5, 2007
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  2. Eric5h5

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    It prevents Javascript from using dynamic typing. If you try, you get a compiler error.

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    Eric5h5, Dec 5, 2007
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  3. Foxxis

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    Which is good, since dynamic typing is slower than strict, though how much depends on the circumstances (IIRC).
     
    Foxxis, Dec 5, 2007
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    Yep, but if I'm writing functions that aren't called often, then I'll leave "#pragma strict" off, since trying to avoid dynamic typing can occasionally be annoying, and the performance difference won't be noticeable in this case.

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    Eric5h5, Dec 5, 2007
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