[PATCH 10/10] setexpr: Add support for strings
Wolfgang Denk
wd at denx.de
Thu Nov 5 17:47:25 CET 2020
Dear Simon,
In message <CAPnjgZ3SXdKaKmYCw=Q0w-JGhghAPVhwHdtG5q2dNEMNiY60Xg at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> > What is the purpose of + operator on strings?
> > Can't we use setenv "${a}${b}" ?
>
> Yes, that does the same thing, although it is a bit clumsy.
>
> setenv a *10
> setenv b *100
> setenv c "${a}${b}"
>
> instead of
>
> setexpr c *10 + *100
I don't get it. The equivalent to "${a}${b}" would be
setexpr c "*10*100"
which is even simpler?
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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