>>>>> "NW" == Nathan Wiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
NW> As for <> as a qw() replacement, I think there are really two
NW> issues here. First, you're not really talking about a
NW> "replacement", since you're mentioning different semantics. So
NW> qw() will still be widely used. I suggest that we simply create
NW> another q-op to do the qw-ish things you're proposing. Perhaps
NW> qi() for "interpolate" or something else. Plus <> has the terrible
NW> problem that the POD C<> stuff does w/ embedded > chars. The
NW> really nice thing about the q's is you can choose any bracket you
NW> want. I think fleshing out this series of constructs makes the
NW> most sense.
i think qX is the way to go for extending quotes. it has a long history,
there are multiple intuitive uses already and it is extendable. i think
waht larry seems to want is qh() for quote hash. here is a possible
syntax/semantic for it:
%foo = qh( foo bar baz )
is like
%foo = ( foo => 1, bar => 1, baz => 1 )
but any single element could be paired with => inside so:
%foo = qh( foo bar => 2 baz )
is like
%foo = ( foo => 1, bar => 2 , baz => 1 )
other variations could be supported. i am not sure i like:
%foo = qh( foo bar(2) baz )
as how would you know if that is 'bar(2)' or bar => 2?
the proposed qh only fails with a key or value of => which is highly
unlikely and can be worked around as a value by inserting another =>
%foo = qh( foo bar => => baz )
is:
%foo = ( foo => 1, bar => '=>', baz => 1 )
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