From: Jim Weirich <jim@...>
Date: 2005-04-27T11:50:20+09:00
Subject: Re: Is Ruby grammar context free?

On Tuesday 26 April 2005 05:26 pm, Jon A. Lambert wrote:
> I just noticed it also breaks operator continuation.
> Assuming your myfunc returned a string..
>
> This is a syntax error.
>
> myfunc(<<"THIS", 23, <<'THAT') +
> "moo"
> Here's a line
> or two.
> THIS
> and here's another.
> THAT

Try this:

myfunc(<<"THIS", 23, <<'THAT') + 
Here's a line
or two.
THIS
and here's another.
THAT
"moo"

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