From: Pit Capitain <pit@...>
Date: 2003-02-06T17:21:30+09:00
Subject: Re: %L, %l revisited

On 6 Feb 2003 at 6:44, Hal E. Fulton wrote:

> (... discussion about %l syntax for here-docs ...)
> 
> Besides, it's an issue with the parser and the overall language design,
> not just with here-docs.

I don't see why the parser would have problems with the proposed %l 
syntax. Remember a statement is automatically expanded to the next 
line if it isn't finished yet:

  puts 3 +
    4

  => 7

The same could apply to the %l syntax:

  puts %l|  This is
         |the first text
     , %l|  And this
         |the second

  =>   This is
     the first text
       And this
     the second

The parser has to examine the next line anyway to determine whether 
the here-doc is finished or not.

Regards,
Pit