[ ArgumentList ] vs. @( ArgumentList )

Jacob Carlborg doob at me.com
Tue Nov 6 11:47:42 PST 2012


On 2012-11-06 20:18, Walter Bright wrote:
> For User Defined Attributes.
>
> In the north corner we have the current champeeeeon:
>
> -------
> [ ArgumentList ]
>
> Pros:
>      precedent with C#
>      looks nice
>
> Cons:
>      not so greppable
>      parsing ambiguity with [array literal].func();
>
> ------
> In the south corner, there's the chaaaaallenger:
>
> @( ArgumentList )
>
> Pros:
>      looks like existing @attribute syntax
>      no parsing problems
>
> Cons:
>      not as nice looking
> ------
>
> No hitting below the belt! Let the games begin!

I vote for @( ArgumentList ). If this is syntax chosen I also hope 
@attribute will be legal as well.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg


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