All, the _ "name" is also used frequently in C++ for template-based lambdas. At least it is in many of the Boost libraries.
Jeremy On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 2:37 AM, Viktor Klang <viktor.kl...@gmail.com>wrote: > My personal interpretation is "sh!t I don't know here or don't care what it > is" > > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Joni Freeman <freeman.j...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> I love it too. While it is used in many different places it always >> means "stuff that I do not care to name". >> >> BTW. "high priest of the lambda calculus" loves it too :) It has its >> roots in Haskell... >> >> >> http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/C9-Lectures-Dr-Erik-Meijer-Functional-Programming-Fundamentals-Chapter-4-of-13/ >> >> Cheers Joni >> >> On 23 loka, 09:48, Jonas Bonér <jbo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I love the _ operator. >> > >> > 2009/10/22 Timothy Perrett <timo...@getintheloop.eu>: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > I think this is a bit of a running joke in the scala comunity right >> > > now - your right, underscore really does have a number of meanings; I >> > > think this will be changed in some future Scala release. >> > >> > > Your also forgetting: >> > >> > > import some.package._ >> > >> > > Cheers, Tim >> > >> > > On 22 Oct 2009, at 12:57, tiro wrote: >> > >> > >> underscore. At least four different uses: >> > >> - "it" for defining anonymous functions like above >> > >> - default value >> > >> - matching placeholder whose value is ignored >> > >> - use for constructing setter method names boolean functions >> (empty_?) >> > >> > -- >> > Jonas Bonér >> > >> > twitter: @jboner >> > blog: http://jonasboner.com >> > work: http://scalablesolutions.se >> > code: http://github.com/jboner >> > code: http://akkasource.org >> > also: http://letitcrash.com >> >> > > > -- > Viktor Klang > | "A complex system that works is invariably > | found to have evolved from a simple system > | that worked." - John Gall > > Blog: klangism.blogspot.com > Twttr: viktorklang > Code: github.com/viktorklang > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lift" group. To post to this group, send email to liftweb@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to liftweb+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
