When should I use the tbasicu file extension?

[Michael Hartlef]

@Eros or @Petr: When should I use the .tbasicu file extension instead of the normal .tbasic one?

[ErosOlmi]

eh ...
Better Petr will reply, it was his invention :D
In any case i think tbasicu stands for thinBasic UNIT that is an include file auto sufficient that means it has no external reference and can be re-used in different situations.

[Michael Hartlef]

So it hasn't really any functionality behind it?

[ErosOlmi]

So far not other than thinAir/thinBasic will not execute them directly.
Having a kind of UNIT/Single/independent piece of code that can become a library is not bad
Maybe something for future.

I know Petr is using such file very often and is not bad at all. Every tbasicu can be considered "portable" in other projects.

[Michael Hartlef]

Thanks Eros for the explanation. That is good enough for me.

[Petr Schreiber]

Basically,

.tbasicU files contain functions with implementation and or types (with type functions or without).

.tbasicI files I use then for declares of DLL functions, for example.


Petr

[Michael Hartlef]

Thanks Petr, good to know.