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petar2000



Joined: 29 Jun 2009
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:14 am    Post subject: Multiline string question Reply with quote

A newcomer question :
Does MiniD support (or will support) multiline strings like in Ruby ?
I mean something like this :

Code:

this is <<END
mulitline
string
END


It is convenient to copy/paste some text directly, without enclosing every line with "" and escaping " occurences.
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JarrettBillingsley



Joined: 20 Jun 2006
Posts: 457
Location: Pennsylvania!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

All string literals are multiline:

Code:
local str = "oh hi
this is a new line
and a third"


There is, however, no way to do those strings that end with an identifier. The closest you can get is to use a WYSIWYG string. These do not process escape sequences, but their delimiters must be "escaped" by doubling them up:

Code:
local str = `this is some verbatim text
these \a\b\f\n escape sequences won't be processed.
however, if I want to put a backquote in the string,
I have to ``double it up'.`


The `` before "double" is interpreted as a single ` in the string data. The string ends after the final period.
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spir



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello,

I just just discovered MiniD, waow! Highly attractive; and very interesting for me because I have a (toy) language project with numerous similarities with MiniD (among which implementation in D).

About this thread's topic, 2 points:
* Originally, I planned to have strings basically multiline (like D) but reverted to python-like distinction, because of practical annoyance: editors will reinterpret all the rest of the code as soon as one presses '"'; which is indeed stupid and... unfolds everything else till the end of the module (grrr!).
* I also planned to escape special chars, like '{' in your case, by doubling instead of using '\', looks easier for non-programmers. But then string "uncoding" seems a bit more complicated: one needs to look for patterns like <'{' with no other '{' behind>, instead of using basic replace tools. Or split the string on '{{', interpret the rest, then join back with '{'. Or manually iterate and replace/interpret on the way.

What do you think?

Denis
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JarrettBillingsley



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think you can make your language however you like!
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maustin



Joined: 15 Jun 2009
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pushing your own language on another man's language forum? Denis, how could you? Wink. See you on pilud - haven't been there for a while!

Mike
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