p.s. I will say I don't understand the word 'part' in the ASL error message.
On Aug 17, 2011, at 9:44 AM, Matthias Felleisen wrote: > > If you look at the docs for ASL as opposed to Racket, you will see that match > in the former implements a much simpler pattern language than the latter. In > particular, ASL does not support the _or_ pattern. > > Teaching languages aren't Racket. And we should have students sign a language > not to put Racket on their resume when they apply for jobs after taking one > of our courses. > > -- Matthias > > > > On Aug 17, 2011, at 9:33 AM, Prabhakar Ragde wrote: > >> Why does this expression successfully evaluate in #lang racket but gives a >> syntax error in Advanced Student? >> >> (match 1 >> [(or 1 2) 'pass] >> [else 'fail]) >> >> The or-clause is highlighted and the error is "match: expected a pattern, >> but found a part". >> >> Thanks. --PR >> _________________________________________________ >> For list-related administrative tasks: >> http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users > > > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users
