Simplify target back propagation.

src/engine.rs

@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ pub enum Target<'a> {
 #[cfg(any(not(feature = "no_index"), not(feature = "no_object")))]
 impl Target<'_> {
     /// Is the `Target` a reference pointing to other data?
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn is_ref(&self) -> bool {
         match self {
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ impl Target<'_> {
         }
     }
     /// Is the `Target` an owned value?
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn is_value(&self) -> bool {
         match self {
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ impl Target<'_> {
         }
     }
     /// Is the `Target` a shared value?
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn is_shared(&self) -> bool {
         match self {
@@ -228,6 +231,19 @@ impl Target<'_> {
             Self::StringChar(_, _, ref mut r) => r,
         }
     }
+    /// Propagate a changed value back to the original source.
+    /// This has no effect except for string indexing.
+    pub fn propagate_changed_value(&mut self) {
+        match self {
+            Self::Ref(_) | Self::LockGuard(_) | Self::Value(_) => (),
+            #[cfg(not(feature = "no_index"))]
+            Self::StringChar(_, _, ch) => {
+                let new_val = ch.clone();
+                self.set_value(new_val, Position::none(), Position::none())
+                    .unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+    }
     /// Update the value of the `Target`.
     pub fn set_value(
         &mut self,

src/fn_call.rs

@@ -670,7 +670,6 @@ impl Engine {
         level: usize,
     ) -> Result<(Dynamic, bool), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
         let is_ref = target.is_ref();
-        let is_value = target.is_value();
 
         // Get a reference to the mutation target Dynamic
         let obj = target.as_mut();
@@ -793,10 +792,9 @@ impl Engine {
             )
         }?;
 
-        // Feed the changed temp value back
-        if updated && !is_ref && !is_value {
-            let new_val = target.as_mut().clone();
-            target.set_value(new_val, Position::none(), Position::none())?;
+        // Propagate the changed value back to the source if necessary
+        if updated {
+            target.propagate_changed_value();
         }
 
         Ok((result, updated))