From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2005-10-20T09:16:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Method annotation and anonymous functions

Hi --

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005, Jeff Wood wrote:

> Most languages define some token that specifically states method attribute...
> Java uses @... since @ isn't a used char otherwise.
>
> for us ... it would need to be something else ...
>
> and it would simply bind to the function its declared in, just like
> functions bind to the classes they are declared in.
>
> how 'bout
>
> def method1( a, b )
>  ->visibility = true
>  ->returns = int
>  # actually do some work...
>  ...
> end
>
> just thinking out loud... since it would have a new punctuation it
> wouldn't introduce incompatibility.

Worse: it would introduce new punctuation :-)


David

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David A. Black
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