Add a parameters propert only available in functions which collects all the passed parameters

[filipworksdev]

Describe the project you are working on

A 3D game

Describe the problem or limitation you are having in your project

I sometimes want to pass multiple parameters to the same functions

Describe the feature / enhancement and how it helps to overcome the problem or limitation

In a nutshell allow passing any number of attributes/parameters to functions by collecting them into a properties built in parameter which is available only inside functions.

Describe how your proposal will work, with code, pseudo-code, mock-ups, and/or diagrams

Simple example (I know you can use reduce for summing but is just to illustrate what I am proposing)

def add():
  sum = 0
  for v in parameters: # any passed parameters automatically get collected in parameters
     sum += v
  return sum

def _ready():
  print( add(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) ) # properties = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
  print( add(1,2,3) ) # properties = [1,2,3]

If this enhancement will not be used often, can it be worked around with a few lines of script?

Right now It can't easily worked. It can be sort of worked around by using dictionaries or variables.

Is there a reason why this should be core and not an add-on in the asset library?

It would require changes to how functions work

[Calinou]

Duplicate of #1034. Feel free to propose your implementation there as a comment, but I think adding global parameters of this kind is a bad idea (see Nim's result out-parameter for an example).

[filipworksdev]

@Calinou Thank you I will do so. I don't think it should be a global parameter either but rather a locally scoped function only parameter.