Ingvar von Schoultz wrote:
> Any variable
> that you declare anywhere will simply splash out of any { } and
> attach itself to the nearest surrounding {{ }}, becoming visible
> in the entire space between them.
Int this splashing out of { }, function declarations are
a special case. Although imple
The translation can be made simpler.
First, define a unique value, to be returned when the end of
the scoping block is reached. If done in JavaScript:
var _EndOfBlock = {};
Then each {{ }} can be translated to this:
var _ReturnValue = (function (arguments)
{
// Any gover
I'd like to summarize some clarifications and arguments.
I'm thinking of what it might be like if {{ }} should become
available in ES3.1.
=== Intuitive ===
The proposed {{ }} mean exactly the same thing as { } in C, Java etc.
If switching between languages causes you any difficulties, simply
If the simple translation of {{ }} is used, any governing
for(), while() or switch() must be moved inside the scoping
function.
A very simple, very minimalistic approach may be enough.
for (var Name in Thing)
{{
}}
Name is locally contained inside {{ }} while Thing is outside.
But
The simple translation of {{ }} that I posted yesterday needs
an improvement. It must pass |this| and |arguments| to the scoping
function.
I still think it looks quite small and simple, and that it would
be a very useful addition to the language.
try
{ var _ReturnValue = (function (ar
