From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2004-09-04T21:35:29+09:00
Subject: Re: OK... :) question about hash and array literals

Hi --

On Sat, 4 Sep 2004, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> In message "Re: OK... :) question about hash and array literals"
>     on Sat, 4 Sep 2004 12:54:52 +0900, Hal Fulton <hal9000@hypermetrics.com> writes:
> 
> |Is there a method that does get called (I think not), or could
> |in theory such a thing be implemented?
> 
> Not planned, just because changing semantics of literals are too
> dangerous, as dangerous as macros for my eyes.

This is just a thought (not even an "idea" :-) but what about a
%-style constructor:

  %H{ k1 => v1, k2 => v2, ... }

or something.


David

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