From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2003-02-04T01:02:52+09:00
Subject: Re: %L, %l revisited

Hi,

At Mon, 3 Feb 2003 19:48:04 +0900,
Tom Sawyer wrote:
> > > from a general script programmer's standpoint (mine) this is one of those
> > > exhalted features that one often thinks "would'nt it be nice if..." but
> > > as far as i know, no language has ever made a string syntax like this
> > > available...hopefully, until now.
> >
> > Probably, because nothing can appear after this literal in the
> > same line, I guess.  Now I doubt its usefulness.
> 
> its utitlity comes from one simple fact: efficiency. when one uses:

I meant:

	puts <<-EOS, "and more"
                this is
                come
                text
	EOS

or 

	puts %Q{
                this is
                come
                text
	}, "and more"

are possible, but

	puts %l|this is
	       |come
	       |text
	, "and more"

is impossible, that is this literal can appear only at the end
of sentense.  Its usage would be very restricted.

-- 
Nobu Nakada