On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 3:36 PM Bram Moolenaar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Patch 8.1.1114 > Problem: Confusing overloaded operator "." for string concatenation. > Solution: Add ".." for string concatenation. Also "let a ..= b". > Files: src/eval.c, src/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim, runtime/doc/eval.txt
In the new version of doc/eval.txt (lines 1038-1039): > For String concatenation ".." is preferred, since "." is ambiguous, it is also > used for |Dict| member access and floating point numbers. For floating point numbers and (IIUC) for dictionary members, the dot should be used with no spaces around it. If compatibility with earlier Vim versions is an issue (as e.g. in third-party plugins) I would recommend to always write the "concatenation dot" between spaces. OTOH, using a single name in a single namespace as both a String variable and a Dict is of course an error, but using .. for concatenation (when there are no overwhelming compatibility considerations) and . for Dict ownership would make that kind of error easier to spot. Best regards, Tony. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
