Indented multiline literals
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- | The E parser and printer fail to be consistent when given a string literal containing a line break. It would also be useful to have syntax for multi-line string and quasi- | + | The E parser and printer fail to be consistent when given a string literal containing a line break. It would also be useful to have syntax for multi-line string and [[quasi-literal]]s which is indifferent to the level of indentation in human-written programs. |
==Proposals== | ==Proposals== | ||
- | + | Several made in [http://www.eros-os.org/pipermail/e-lang/2009-January/012968.html]. [If opinions are expressed, expand this section to mention them specifically.] | |
==Discussion== | ==Discussion== | ||
- | * [http://www.eros-os.org/pipermail/e-lang/2008-March/012520.html Initial report]. | + | * [http://www.eros-os.org/pipermail/e-lang/2008-March/012520.html Initial report] by [[User:Kevin Reid]]. |
+ | * [http://www.eros-os.org/pipermail/e-lang/2009-January/012968.html Second report] by Kevin Reid (who forgot he had written the first) | ||
[[Category:Unresolved design issues]] | [[Category:Unresolved design issues]] |
Latest revision as of 00:55, 16 January 2009
The E parser and printer fail to be consistent when given a string literal containing a line break. It would also be useful to have syntax for multi-line string and quasi-literals which is indifferent to the level of indentation in human-written programs.
Proposals
Several made in [1]. [If opinions are expressed, expand this section to mention them specifically.]
Discussion
- Initial report by User:Kevin Reid.
- Second report by Kevin Reid (who forgot he had written the first)