julia> qn = :(:n)
:(:n)
julia> ex = :("My docstring about n, which has value $($qn))")
:("My docstring about n, which has value $(:n))")
julia> dump(ex)
Expr
head: Symbol string
args: Array{Any}((3,))
1: String "My docstring about n, which has value "
2: QuoteNode
value: Symbol n
3: String ")"
typ: Any
julia> dump(qn)
QuoteNode
value: Symbol n
--Tim
On Sunday, August 28, 2016 12:27:02 AM CDT Spencer Russell wrote:
> the metaprogramming docs say that `quote…end` produces a `QuoteNode`, but
> when I try:
>
> julia> quo = quote
> x=2
> y=3
> end
> quote # none, line 2:
> x = 2 # none, line 3:
> y = 3
> end
>
> julia> noquo = :(
> x=2;
> y=3)
> quote
> x = 2
> y = 3
> end
>
> and `dump` the results, they both seem the same except for the presence of
> line number nodes in the `quote…end` one (on 0.4.6 and 0.5). Is there
> something else that creates the `QuoteNode`?
>
> Thanks,
> Spencer
