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> On 8/20/2024 8:36 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> One thing I wish was available in all languages is the ability to return
>> multiple values from a function call so you can return both a status and
>> the value(s) in one assignment. Ie: "a, b, c = demo_function(param1, 
>> param2);".
>>
>> In languages with dynamic associative arrays (such as PHP), I simulate
>> this by returning an associative array from a function call with both
>> status and value fields. Makes coding _so_ much cleaner and robust.

On 8/20/2024 6:47 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> Few languages support multiple return values.
> 
> And a few other languages support tuples with named fields
> or anonymous classes with named properties, which is almost as good.
> 
> And almost all newer high level languages support 
> map/dictionary/associative array.

This is one of the many reasons I like PERL.