From: "Guy N. Hurst" <gnhurst@...>
Date: 2001-03-21T02:16:55+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:12961] Re: differences between range and array

Kevin Smith wrote:
> 
> Guy N. Hurst wrote:
> >Perhaps it could be improved by making the '.' bind more
> >tightly than the space?
> >
> >p (x).to_i  # -> p((x).to_i)
> >p (x) .to_i # -> (p(x)).to_i
> 
> I thought about that. But then we have problems
> with:
> 
> x = Foo.new(1).bar("a")
> 
> I certainly would be surprised to have that
> parsed as:
> 
> x = Foo.new( (1).bar("a") )
> 

I don't see a problem here, because I only meant
for the '.' to be higher precedence than a space.
If there is no space, than the lack of it is higher
than the '.'

Foo.new(1).bar("a")  #-> (Foo.new(1)).bar("a")
Foo.new (1).bar("a") #-> Foo.new((1).bar("a"))

Can you think of any problems still?


Guy N. Hurst


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