[plt-scheme] MrEd: Structure problem

On Mar 31, 2007, at 5:29 AM, ela tataruch wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm making a project using MrEd which finished should allow drawing  
> euclidian geometry. First, I thought of storing position of all my  
> points in a list in order to be able to move points. But I realized  
> that when I move points, figures which are drawn with them don't  
> change. What I would need is something like pointers in C, so when  
> one coordinates changes, all figures which use them, will change  
> too. Does something similar exists in scheme?

The feature you're looking for is called mutation; the ability to  
make a change in one place which is visible in a bunch of other  
places.  Yes, Scheme includes mutation. Take a look at boxes: box,  
unbox, set-box!.  More generally, most structures can be mutated if  
you want to.

Be careful with mutation; because it gives you the power to  
communicate between disparate pieces of code, it makes your code  
harder to understand and harder to debug.

John Clements
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