Discussion Can we get DS_mark_as_*?

[hippyman]

There are these following functions existing already

ds_map_add_list
ds_map_add_map
ds_map_replace_list
ds_map_replace_map
ds_list_mark_as_map
ds_list_mark_as_list

I get that these are really only supposed to be used for JSON (or at least that's what the documentation seems to imply). But I actually tend to use them when I'm trying to make more complex data structures because it makes cleanup way easier. Rather than having to create a script that iterates through all the data structure's internals, I can just destroy the root of the data structure and it's all cleaned up.

I was hoping that it would be possible to add support for this with the other data structure types.

ds_map_add_stack
ds_map_add_queue
ds_map_add_priority_queue
ds_map_add_grid

ds_list_mark_as_stack
ds_list_mark_as_queue
ds_list_mark_as_priority_queue
ds_list_mark_as_grid

ds_grid_mark_as_stack
ds_grid_mark_as_queue
ds_grid_mark_as_list
ds_grid_mark_as_map
ds_grid_mark_as_priority_queue
ds_grid_mark_as_grid

etc..

I get that you are done adding features to 1.x, so would it be possible to see this in 2.x?

I personally would find this useful. But I would also like to hear what other people have to say as well.

 

[icuurd12b42]

You forget
_is_list, is_map and so on

and My guess is never... I been asking for this for almost 2 years. on the old forum and this one

 

[hippyman]

I been asking for this for almost 2 years. on the old forum and this one

Well that's a bummer :/
Did they ever possibly mention a reason why?

 

[icuurd12b42]

Not really. new functions rarely make it through, you will usually get new functions the dev found they needed, but rarely what we found lacking...

 

[hippyman]

Well I guess it helps knowing I'm not alone in thinking this would be useful. Thanks for the info.