julia> symbol("test test") :test test On 07 Feb 2014, at 18:25, Ismael VC <ismael.vc1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> julia> a = :test > :test > > julia> typeof(a) > Symbol > > julia> b = :test test > ERROR: syntax: extra token "test" after end of expression > > julia> b = :"test test" # Ruby style? > "test test" > > julia> typeof(b) # Not a Symbol? > ASCIIString (constructor with 1 method) > > julia> b = symbol(b) # How to write it without calling symbol() function. > :test test > > julia> typeof(b) > Symbol > > > I just red that in Ruby you use: > > :"test test" > > in Smalltalk: > > #'test test' > > and in Lisp: > > |test test| >