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Henri Biestro updated JEXL-264:
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Description:
Since a Jexl context may be backed by a map that is not under Jexl's control,
it may happen that keys in such a map contains spaces (quotes, backquotes).
Scripting these top-level variables is then not very easy; adding an escaping
mechanism in the syntax for top-level identifiers is provably convenient in
this case.
For example:In a script, {code}My\ Variable = 3{code} sets the top level
variable keyed with the string "My Variable" with the value 3.
was:
Since a Jexl context may be backed by a map that is not under Jexl's control,
it may happen that keys in such a map contains spaces (quotes, backquotes).
Scripting these top-level variables is then not very easy; adding an escaping
mechanism in the syntax for top-level identifiers is provably convenient in
this case.
For example:In a script, {code}My \Variable{code} will allow accessing the top
level variable keyed with the string {code}My Variable{code}.
> Allow space, quote & double-quote in identifiers
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> Key: JEXL-264
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JEXL-264
> Project: Commons JEXL
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Affects Versions: 3.1
> Reporter: Henri Biestro
> Assignee: Henri Biestro
> Priority: Minor
> Fix For: 3.2
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>
> Since a Jexl context may be backed by a map that is not under Jexl's control,
> it may happen that keys in such a map contains spaces (quotes, backquotes).
> Scripting these top-level variables is then not very easy; adding an escaping
> mechanism in the syntax for top-level identifiers is provably convenient in
> this case.
> For example:In a script, {code}My\ Variable = 3{code} sets the top level
> variable keyed with the string "My Variable" with the value 3.
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