The prefix symbol

[Maurizio Cimadamore]

On 21/06/11 17:14, Sam Pullara wrote:
> Both the $ and _ are valid method names so this would likely not work.
This wouldn't be much of a problem, as the Strawman syntax cannot 
possibly be confused with a method call - the compiler would need to 
look for the 'special' token sequence ')' '{' after the '_' or '$'.

Maurizio
> Sam
>
> On Jun 21, 2011, at 2:57 AM, Maurizio Cimadamore wrote:
>
>> On 21/06/11 10:42, Milos Nikic wrote:
>>> Well since you are mentioning, i think it is not  unreasonable to say that
>>> $ could be on this list too.
>>> $ is not very different than #, in that java web developers use # for jsf
>>> based expressions, and $ for jsp ones.
>>>
>>> $(x) { return x + 1; }
>>> ${x ->   x + 1}
>> What about '_' as in:
>>
>> _(x) { return x + 1; }
>>
>>
>> It's less intrusive than # and it has that 'unnamed' feeling that I
>> think fits well in this case...
>>
>> Maurizio
>>> Regards,
>>> Milos
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Stephen Colebourne
>>> <scolebourne at joda.org>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Prefix character summary after 15 hours:
>>>>
>>>> Use a #
>>>>   #(x) { return x + 1; }
>>>>   #{x ->   x + 1}
>>>>
>>>> Use a ^
>>>>   ^(x) { return x + 1; }
>>>>   ^{x ->   x + 1}
>>>>
>>>> Use a \ (from another thread)
>>>>   \(x) { return x + 1; }
>>>>   \{x ->   x + 1}
>>>>
>>>> (I'm not listing keywords that have been suggested elsewhere)
>>>>
>>>> Issues around typing the various characters on different keyboards
>>>> have been raised.
>>>>
>>>> Once again, does anyone have a character they prefer more than one of
>>>> the three above that they want to be considered? Remember, this isn't
>>>> a vote, or a discussion thread, but a "gathering the options" thread.
>>>>
>>>> Stephen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 20 June 2011 18:54, Stephen Colebourne<scolebourne at joda.org>   wrote:
>>>>> The four syntax families split into two types, those with a prefix
>>>>> symbol and those without.
>>>>>
>>>>> The prefix symbol is commonly mentioned as #:
>>>>>
>>>>> #(x) { return x + 1; }
>>>>> #{x ->   x + 1}
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *** If you have a strong desire to see any symbol other than #
>>>>> considered then please respond to this thread. ***
>>>>>
>>>>> - Your reply MUST specify the symbol
>>>>> - Your reply MUST give a brief justification
>>>>> - Your reply MUST repeat the two examples above using your preferred
>>>> symbol
>>>>> - You SHOULD try to ensure that your alternate symbol choice would
>>>>> parse acceptably
>>>>> - You MAY reply to suggest a keyword, however you should expect that
>>>>> to be rejected
>>>>>
>>>>> Thread rules:
>>>>> - Only reply if you prefer your alternate symbol to #
>>>>> - To discuss something, change the thread title
>>>>> - Don't reply just to say "I don't want a prefix symbol"
>>>>> - Responding with a symbol suggestion doesn't preclude your first
>>>>> choice actually being "no prefix symbol"
>>>>>
>>>>> For example, my preferred choice of prefix symbol is #, thus I should
>>>>> not respond to this thread!
>>>>>
>>>>> Stephen
>>>>> (this is an experiment to see if we can focus on one particular
>>>>> discussion element at a time)
>>>>>
>>