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::pool::misc::currentAddress () | ||
| Dangers: Assumes a usual setup with login name equivalent to email name. | ||
| Returns: The email address of the user calling the procedure. |
::pool::misc::currentUser () | ||
| Returns: Shortcut to get at the real name of the user calling the procedure. |
::pool::misc::logName () | ||
| Determines the name of actual user. Several methods are tried before giving up. | ||
| Notes: This procedure is specific to unix and derivations. | ||
| Returns: The user (account) running the calling application. |
::pool::misc::realName (account) | ||
| Determines the realworld name of user account, as stored in /etc/passwd. | ||
| Notes: This procedure is specific to unix and derivations. | ||
| Argument: account | The name of the account to seach the real name for. | |
| Returns: The real name associated to the account. | ||
::pool::misc::setDifference (a b) | ||
| Computes the difference A-B of the sets a and b. Duplicate elements are removed from the result. The arguments must contain lists. | ||
| Argument: a | List containing the base set. | |
| Argument: b | List containing the set to subtract from the first. | |
| Returns: The difference A-B of the given sets. | ||
::pool::misc::setIntersection (a b) | ||
| Computes the intersection of the sets a and b. Duplicate elements are removed from the result. The arguments must contain lists. | ||
| Argument: a | List containing the first set to intersect. | |
| Argument: b | List containing the second set to intersect. | |
| Returns: The intersection of the given sets. | ||
::pool::misc::setUnion (a b) | ||
| Computes the union of the sets a and b. Duplicate elements are removed from the result. The arguments must contain lists. | ||
| Argument: a | List containing the first set to unify. | |
| Argument: b | List containing the second set to unify. | |
| Returns: The union of the given sets. | ||
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