paolo di tommaso created GROOVY-8564: ----------------------------------------
Summary: Added support for Java like raw string literals Key: GROOVY-8564 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-8564 Project: Groovy Issue Type: Bug Affects Versions: 3.0.0-alpha-3 Reporter: paolo di tommaso Upcoming version of Java will include a new syntax for raw string literals using back tick character as string delimiter. For example: {noformat} String s = `Doesn't have a \n newline character in it`; String ss = `a multi- line-string`; String sss = ``a string with a single tick (`) character in it``; String ssss = `a string with two ticks (``) in it`; String sssss = `````a string literal with gratuitously many ticks in its delimiter`````;{noformat} You can read more in [this thread|http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/amber-spec-experts/2018-March/000446.html] and the [official proposal page|http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/326]. The main difference compared to the Groovy multi-line string literals is that raw string literals do not require to escape special characters, such as `\`, `\n`, etc. The string is assigned to the variable exactly how is typed. This makes it very useful for groovy based DSL. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)