2017-05-22 15:06 GMT+02:00 Milan Vavra via Pharo-dev < [email protected]>:
> > > ---------- Message transféré ---------- > From: Milan Vavra <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 06:06:26 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: Re: Class syntax brainstorming > >ClassDefinition new > > superclass: Object; "optional. If not specified, Object by default > ;-)" > > name: #A; "optional and create an anonymous class if not specified" > > instVars: 'a b c'; > > traits: {TEquality}; > > package: 'Plop'; > > createClass. " this message sent might be hidden by the browser > when > accepting" > > > > I would like to suggest to consider replacing > instVars: 'a b c'; > > with > instVars: #( > b > a > c > ); > +1 ! > > That is, to replace the String with names separated by whitespace, by an > array of Symbols, one name per line. > > > This would make it possible to put comments right next to variable names > like this: > > instVars: #( > b "comment about b" > a "comment about a" > c "comment about c" > ); > > Which is similar to what can be done in other object oriented languages > like Java or C++. > > This would also make for nice diffs of changes to the class definition - > when put into git - when instance variables are added, removed or > renamed. > > instVars: #( > b > - a > + d > c > ); > > > Best Regards, > > Milan Vavra > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Class- > syntax-brainstorming-tp4947801p4947858.html > Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Developers mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > >
