From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2003-01-17T11:03:57+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby-dev summary 19198-19345


Sir Nobu [mailto:nobu.nokada@softhome.net]:

> > #this one combines use (since you may or may not use indenter) 
> > s1 = <<|EOS
> >        |================================
> >        |  #{hi}
> >        |  I have to indent this line
> >        |  And also this list line
> >        |  to make it look good
> >        |================================
> >        #{verylongstring} whose length I do not know/care
> >          Lots of lines
> >      follow here
> >     and here.... blahblah blah
> >      I don't mind.... works all the time
> > 	 EOS
> > 
> > 
> > Is this possible?
> 
> What possiblity?  Yes for implementation, but I'm not sure 
> about the possiblity of adoption.

sorry. Yes, I only meant implementation.
Thank you.

> 
> I thought concatenated 2 literals, but noticed here-doc 
> wasn't allowed after here-doc.  This sample works as you 
> expected but looks strange a bit.
> 
> s1 = <<-EOS "\
>        |================================
>        |  #{hi}
>        |  I have to indent this line
>        |  And also this list line
>        |  to make it look good
>        |================================
> 	 EOS
>        #{verylongstring} whose length I do not know/care
>          Lots of lines
>      follow here
>     and here.... blahblah blah
>      I don't mind.... works all the time
> "

Yes, you are right (as always). I see danger in dangling/orphan '"'. Can I
override quote(")?

> Nobu Nakada

kind regards -botp