> On Dec 21, 2015, at 10:02 AM, Carlos Rodríguez Domínguez via swift-evolution > <[email protected]> wrote: > > In many cases, it is necessary to include in the code very long strings, > spanning multiple lines. An example could be to include a piece of JavaScript > code, XML, HTML, JSON, etc. Currently, we include those strings between ““, > which makes it impossible for the IDE to understand that we are “including” > external code, potentially providing syntax highlighting, autocompletion, > etc. Moreover, at the end of each line it is necessary to include a “\n” > character and each “ character needs to be escaped.
Hi Carlos, Please catch up on the "multi-line string literals” thread, which discusses this exact topic. -Chris > > My idea is to include a new operator to generate multiline strings, similar > to PHP, in which you can write something like this: > > $text = <<<EOT > Place your text between the EOT. It's > the delimiter that ends the text > of your multiline string. > $var > EOT; > This new feature could be highly beneficial, since it is increasingly common > to mix multiple codes inside our own code. Furthermore, it could open the > possibility to use Swift in Web environments in a friendlier manner (e.g. to > generate HTML code faster, with syntax coloring, etc.). > > - Carlos > > _______________________________________________ > swift-evolution mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution
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