A linked point is that using a tempname
for a scalar removes the possibility of name
conflict and reduces the amount of stuff
left lying around. Conversely, if you want
to leave stuff lying around, use -return-
or -ereturn-.
Nick
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Nick Cox
> A guess: If you have a variable -m1- then
>
> di m1
>
> will be interpreted as
>
> di m1[1]
>
> rather than
>
> di scalar(m1)
>
> The binding -scalar()- is needed in cases of ambiguity.
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