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Re: How to Pass variable name to a function

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Scott Sauyet wrote on 13 apr 2012 in comp.lang.javascript:

> Thomas will, I hope, continue to post, even responses to requests for
> help.
> 
> It may not feel like it to you, but that was Thomas being more helpful
> than usual.  This is not some paid help forum.  It is a newsgroup used
> to discuss Javascript.  There are plenty of times when regulars here
> feel like offering advice to those seeking it, but that is not the
> main purpose of the group.  Thomas offered nine detailed points, all
> of which were on-topic, well-stated, and non-argumentative, and a
> summary which was perhaps condescending but not terribly insulting.
> It's hard to be more helpful than that.

I agree with all this, except the "non-argumentative".

What do you mean by "non-argumentative", my dear Watson?

===

ar·gu·ment [ahr-gyuh-muhnt] noun
1.
an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a 
violent argument.
2.
a discussion involving differing points of view; debate: They were deeply 
involved in an argument about inflation.
3.
a process of reasoning; series of reasons: I couldn't follow his 
argument.
4.
a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point: This is a strong 
argument in favor of her theory.
5.
an address or composition intended to convince or persuade; persuasive 
discourse.
6.
subject matter; theme: The central argument of his paper was presented 
clearly.
7.
an abstract or summary of the major points in a work of prose or poetry, 
or of sections of such a work.
8.
Mathematics .
a.
an independent variable of a function.
b.
Also called amplitude. the angle made by a given vector with the 
reference axis.
c.
the angle corresponding to a point representing a given complex number in 
polar coordinates. Compare principal argument.
9.
Computers . a variable in a program, to which a value will be assigned 
when the program is run: often given in parentheses following a function 
name and used to calculate the function.
10.
Obsolete .
a.
evidence or proof.
b.
a matter of contention.

-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

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How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-11 12:26 -0400
  Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Andreas Bergmaier <andber93@web.de> - 2012-04-11 19:47 +0200
    Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-11 14:21 -0400
      Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2012-04-11 20:53 +0200
        Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-11 15:16 -0400
          Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-04-11 15:18 -0700
  Re: How to Pass variable name to a function "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-04-11 21:20 +0000
  Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-04-11 23:56 +0200
    Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 00:48 -0400
      Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-12 15:21 +1000
        Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 02:11 -0400
          Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-12 18:57 +1000
            Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 09:35 -0400
      Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 08:08 +0200
        Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 10:13 -0400
      Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-04-12 22:47 +0200
        Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 17:04 -0400
          Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2012-04-12 22:17 +0100
          Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 05:13 -0700
            Re: How to Pass variable name to a function "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-04-13 16:27 +0000
              Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-04-16 04:11 -0700
        Re: How to Pass variable name to a function "Tom de Neef" <tdeneef@qolor.nl> - 2012-04-12 23:34 +0200
          Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-04-13 10:03 +0200
          Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Erwin Moller <erwinmollerusenet@xs4all.nl> - 2012-04-13 12:03 +0200
            Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-13 21:35 +1000
            Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-04-13 09:00 -0700
  Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 14:03 -0400
  Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Dr J R Stockton <reply1215@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-04-12 20:06 +0100
    Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 18:54 -0400

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