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DynamicModule scoping of local variables with delayed set

I'm confused why the first one doesn't work, but the second one does. Can someone help me understand?

Append to the local variable "disks"

DynamicModule[{pt = {0, 0}, size = 0.001, addDisk, disks},
 addDisk[pt_, size_] := AppendTo[disks, Disk[pt, size]];
 disks = {Disk[pt, size]};
 ClickPane[
  Dynamic@
   Graphics[
    Join[Flatten@Table[Text["X", {a, b}], {a, -2, 2}, {b, -2, 2}], 
     disks]], (addDisk[disks, #, .2]) &]]

Append, but return to a "Set" evaluation within the "ClickPane" argument

DynamicModule[{pt = {0, 0}, size = 0.001, addDisk},
 addDisk[disks_, pt_, size_] := Append[disks, Disk[pt, size]];
 disks = {Disk[pt, size]};
 ClickPane[
  Dynamic@
   Graphics[
    Join[Flatten@Table[Text["X", {a, b}], {a, -2, 2}, {b, -2, 2}], 
     disks]], (disks = addDisk[disks, #, .2]) &]]
POSTED BY: Eric Smith
2 Replies
Posted 9 years ago

Thanks Kuba, that was a typo when trying to simplify the issue for the forum. I added "disks_" as an argument later. I'm still having problems with the code

DynamicModule[{pt = {0, 0}, size = 0.001, addDisk},
 disks = {Disk[pt, size]};
 addDisk[pt_, size_] := 
  If[Length@disks > 25, {disks[[1]]}, Append[disks, Disk[pt, size]]];
 ClickPane[
  Dynamic@
   Graphics[
    Join[Flatten@Table[Text["X", {a, b}], {a, -2, 2}, {b, -2, 2}], 
     disks], PlotRange -> {{-3, 3}, {-2.5, 2.5}}, 
    ImageSize -> 400], (addDisk[Round /@ #, .2]) &]]
POSTED BY: Updating Name

It is not working because you've defined addDisk as a function of two arguments addDisk[pt_, size_] :=... and when click happens you are providing there three: (addDisk[disks, #, .2]) &.

Drop the first and it will work.

POSTED BY: Kuba Podkalicki
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