[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The "to" has won me.
Yes, and we can even have a fun with shorter version "to" = "2", e.g. 1210
being of type range ;-)
-pekr-
>
> Greg
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 16:37
> Subject: [REBOL] Enhancement Request - Range! datatype Re:(5)
>
> > Hi Andrew,
> >
> > I like the use of "-" but I feel it will cause confusion if a negative is
> > used in the range.
> >
> > -1--10
> >
> > ".." does indicate in English text that something has not been left out.
> But
> > it is confusing if a decimal is used in the range.
> >
> > .1...10
> >
> > So what other suggestions could we have for the operator?
> >
> > how about?
> > 1to10
> > -1to-10
> > .1to.10
> >
> > Is using n"to"n that different from using n"x"n for pairs? It is
> immediately
> > obvious that it is a range, ( in English at least).
> >
> > Other ideas?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Allen K
> >
