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At Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:19:15 -0600, Matthew Flatt wrote: > At Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:27:02 -0600, Matias Eyzaguirre wrote: > > As per the pattern grammer in the reference guide, I can use syntax > > case to match against vectors, lists, and prefab structures [...] But > > I cannot pattern match inside of the box itself. > > [...] > > Why is this? It's my understanding that syntax-case is an older features, > and > > so perhaps it just wasn't updated when newer constructs arrived. > > Actually, the box notation predates `syntax-case' (certainly in > Racket/MzScheme, but I think more generally). > > > Was this an intentional decision, or did it slip through? > > The decision was intentional, but arbitrary. > > I don't like the box notation, and I think we probably would have been > better off without it. But since it's there and supported in most > syntax contexts, the `syntax-case' implementation should probably > support it for consistency. > > > If it did, could I ask that it be added to the TODO list? > > Yes, I'll look into it. > > ____________________ > Racket Users list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
