Hi,
Eelco Dolstra <e.dols...@tudelft.nl>
writes:
> Nicolas Pierron wrote:
>>> The next question is how to handle multiple level like `attrByPath
>>> ["a" "b" "c"] default as', one possible way is to attribute selections
>>> inside the name of the selected attribute.
>>>
>>> as.{a.b.c ? default}
>
> I don't find this more intuitive than "as.a.b.c or default".
IIUC Nicolas’ proposal is more flexible than ‘or’, because
“as.a.b.c or default” could mean any one of:
- as.{a.b.c ? default}
- as.a.{b.c ? default}
- as.a.b.{c ? default}
I.e., it provides finer control.
Thanks,
Ludo’.
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