From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2007-12-31T06:49:42+09:00
Subject: Re: super simple language enhancement



On Dec 30, 11:07 am, Alan Eden <aopcmmpjh...@spammotel.com> wrote:
> I don't know if this has ever been done in any language.
>
> Any vertical line character(s) ( | ) which precede anything else on any
> line should be treated as whitespace. This makes possible the following:
>
> # Say hi to everybody
>
> def say_hi
> |       if @names.nil?
> |       |    puts "..."
> |       elsif @names.respond_to?("each")
> |       |      # @names is a list of some kind, iterate!
> |       |      @names.each do |name|
> |       |      |  puts "Hello #{name}!"
> |       |      end
> |       else
> |       |      puts "Hello #{@names}!"
> |       end
> end

I'm not in any way, shape or form, recommending it, but if you are so
inclined, you can do this:

  def say_hi
  ;       if @names.nil?
  ;       ;      puts "..."
  ;       elsif @names.respond_to?("each")
  ;       ;      # @names is a list of some kind, iterate!
  ;       ;      @names.each do |name|
  ;       ;      ;  puts "Hello #{name}!"
  ;       ;      end
  ;       else
  ;       ;      puts "Hello #{@names}!"
  ;       end
  end

T.