> On 14 Jul 2017, at 00:21, Jordan Rose <[email protected]> wrote: > > [Proposal: > https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0182-newline-escape-in-strings.md > > <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0182-newline-escape-in-strings.md>] > > This is a tiny, tiny point amidst the broader discussions others are having, > but > >> • All whitespace characters between \ and the newline are disregarded. > > Why? Why bother allowing whitespace characters between \ and the newline?
The reasoning is to be consistent with trailing whitespace in the rest of the code: to leave that to a linter instead. Or to see it differently, even with whitespace between \ and the newline, the programmer’s intent is still clear. Why generate an error? David. > Thanks, > Jordan
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