Author Topic: return value of cbToolPlugin::Execute()  (Read 6071 times)

Offline frithjofh

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return value of cbToolPlugin::Execute()
« on: September 23, 2015, 10:57:58 pm »
Hi everyone,

is there any specification as to which are the return values of the function cbToolPlugin::Execute() ?

In the place of the declaration no comments regarding this point are given.

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Offline frithjofh

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Re: return value of cbToolPlugin::Execute()
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2015, 01:45:44 pm »
wow, what a great interest... ;)

I didn't think my question was that stupid...

if the function returns an int, well, i thought the api should say something about the expected values of that int...

but obviously I'm mistaken... or the devs don't care for that return value... but why does it return a value then... ?

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Offline ollydbg

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Re: return value of cbToolPlugin::Execute()
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2015, 03:23:09 pm »
The question is why you are so care about the return value?  :)
If some piece of memory should be reused, turn them to variables (or const variables).
If some piece of operations should be reused, turn them to functions.
If they happened together, then turn them to classes.

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Re: return value of cbToolPlugin::Execute()
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2015, 08:43:32 pm »
As far as I can see the return value is ignored in MainFrame::OnPluginsExecuteMenu.
Probably somebody thought it might be useful for something in the future.
(most of the time I ignore long posts)
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Re: return value of cbToolPlugin::Execute()
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2015, 11:44:16 am »
OK, thx for your answers...  ;)

for time being, I'll ignore the return value too.

Maybe someone should put a comment on this some where though...
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