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Question: How are the two spellings colour and colour handled in procedures

Question:How are the two spellings colour and colour handled in procedures

Ronan 1267 Maple 2024
parameters procedure spelling
March 20 2024
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This question is related to the Question Alternative Argument spelling in a procedure

I have used "colour" as my spelling on optional inputs to procedures in my package.  How can I also handle the alternative spelling "color"?  
 

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coltest:=proc(c)
  if c="b" then return 1
   elif c="r" then return 2
   elif c="g" then return 3
  end if;
end proc:
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foo:=proc(a,{colour:="b"})
local COL;
   COL:=coltest(colour);
if COL=1 then return a
  elif COL=2 then return a^2
  elif COL=3 then return a^3
  else error `wrong colour`;
end if ;
end proc:
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foo(3,colour="r")

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foo(2,colour="p")

Error, (in foo) wrong colour

  
 

 

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