On May 24, 8:54 pm, vagn scott <vagnsc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What should this do?
>
>      $array = [ "one", "two" ]
>      $greeting = [ "hello", "howdy" ]
>      @file { "host_$array$greeting" }
>
> or this?
>
>      $array = [ "one", "two" ]
>      @file { "$array_blah" }
>
> seems like we would need delimiters
>
>      "host_${array}_${greeting}"
>
> and some form of expansion control.
> Should it expand zipper-wise or combinatorially?
>
> Probably all of that belongs in functions,
> not in the resource or string syntax.

+1

Moreover, consider the juxtaposition of this proposal with those that
seek to make the language less idiosyncratic and "magical".  This one
proposes a move in the opposite direction.


John

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