[PD] can a [clone] instance determine the total number of clones?

hans w. koch hansw.koch at gmail.com
Wed Mar 3 21:51:31 CET 2021


i sometimes used the attached idiom, which works in certain circumstances.
(using the [max] object).
christofs solultion is more sane though…

hans

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> Am 03.03.2021 um 21:34 schrieb Christof Ressi <info at christofressi.com>:
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>> I find myself passing in the number of total clones as a parameter.
> Yes, that's the only way.
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>> I would like to avoid this if possible.
> Why? Is it only for cosmetic reasons, or for technical reasons?
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> Yes, [clone foo 20 20] might look ugly, but it does the job. Personally, I haven't ever needed the number of cloned instances inside an instance... but if you need it frequently, you can make a feature request on GitHub.
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> Christof
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> On 03.03.2021 20:12, William Huston wrote:
>> Is there a way for a clone instance to determine the total number of clones?
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>> Because often the behavior of a clone depends on its relative position
>> within a chain of instances. 
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>> "I am instance 12 of 100, therefore, I should behave like so...."
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>> I find myself passing in the number of total clones as a parameter. 
>> I would like to avoid this if possible. 
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>> Thanks,
>> BH
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