julia> a = :test :test julia> typeof(a) Symbol
julia> b = :test test ERROR: syntax: extra token "test" after end of expression julia> b = :"test test" # Ruby style? "test test" julia> typeof(b) # Not a Symbol? ASCIIString (constructor with 1 method) julia> b = symbol(b) # How to write it without calling symbol() function. :test test julia> typeof(b) Symbol I just red that in Ruby you use: :"test test" in Smalltalk: #'test test' and in Lisp: |test test|
