On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 05:24:59PM +0000, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
> On Friday, 7 March 2014 at 03:52:42 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> >Ok, I have a plan. Each step will be separated by at least one
> >version:
> >
> >1. implement decode() as an algorithm for string types, so one can
> >write:
> >
> > string s;
> > s.decode.algorithm...
> >
> >suggest that people start doing that instead of:
> >
> > s.algorithm...
>
> I think .decode should be something more explicit (byCodePoint
> OSLT), just so it's clear that it's not magical and does not solve
> all problems.
+1. I think "byCodePoint" is far more self-documenting and less
misleading than "decode".
string s;
s.byCodePoint.algorithm...
I'm already starting to like it.
T
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