Good name for f.byLine.map!(x => x.idup)?
H. S. Teoh
hsteoh at quickfur.ath.cx
Mon Mar 17 13:02:35 PDT 2014
On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 03:52:48PM -0400, Etienne wrote:
> On 2014-03-16 12:58 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> >A classic idiom for reading lines and keeping them is f.byLine.map!(x
> >=> x.idup) to get strings instead of the buffer etc.
> >
> >The current behavior trips new users on occasion, and the idiom
> >solving it is very frequent. So what the heck - let's put that in a
> >function, expose and document it nicely, and call it a day.
> >
> >A good name would help a lot. Let's paint that bikeshed!
> >
> >
> >Andrei
>
> .explode()
>
> i saw it in PHP ;)
Ew. If I wanted to go the PHP route, I'd go for .detonate() instead --
at least there's a D in there! :-P
But what type would .explode() return? std.stdio.File.Explosion? :-P
T
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