Proposal3: Make $_ a valid identifier character
Stephan Rudlof
sr at evolgo.de
Sun May 28 19:26:19 UTC 2000
Stefan,
Stefan Matthias Aust wrote:
>
> PROPOSAL
>
> For better ANSI compatibility, I propose to allow _ (actually it's printed
> as <- with the default font in Squeak) in identifiers.
>
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>
> Here's want I'd suggest: A previously valid assignment
>
> abc_abc
>
> is declared illegal. The assignment operator now must be to be surounded
> by spaces or other syntax characters. So
>
> abc_12
>
> is now interpreted as
>
> abc_ 12
Why not
'abc_12' asSymbol
?
Stephan
>
> (probably illegal) and not as
>
> abc := 12
>
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