POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Strange syntax : Re: Strange syntax Server Time
25 Feb 2026 19:12:32 EST (-0500)
  Re: Strange syntax  
From: Cousin Ricky
Date: 25 Feb 2026 17:03:18
Message: <699f71a6$1@news.povray.org>
On 2026-02-25 17:09 (-4), Bald Eagle wrote:
> 
> I vstr()'d the expression White,
> 
> then instantiated the light source (copy/pasted kurtz le pirate's exact code) ,
> 
> then vstr()'d the expression White again.
> 
> Which is now even weirder, because if White got changed to include filter and
> transmit, then why didn't it show up with vstr?  And why did it still have g&b
> values of 1?
> 
> I'll check/post my actual code when I get home - but that won't be for another
> 5h.

The value of `White` never changes.  It is the expression `(White=1)`
(which is a conditional in this context, not an assignment) that you
should vstr().


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