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Re: Strings

• Posted by Ryan W. Johnson <ryanj at fluidae.com> Feb 18, 2006
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Jason Gade wrote:
> 
> Okay, so I'm going to propose two things with regards to strings. Even though
> I said that I wouldn't propose new stuff. Plus, I suppose it could be handled
> by ESL (once we get around to it) if it isn't implemented internally
> (preferred0.
> 
> A string built-in data type with:
> Byte-size ASCII strings. For Kat, since she can't have goto.
> Unicode UTF-8 strings.
> One built-in type should be able to handle both.
> 
> Atom has integer as a subclass for efficiency. I think that sequence can have
> string as a subclass as well, since strings are a "basic" type in most
> programming
> projects. Strings can be up-cast to sequences, like integers can be up-cast
> to atoms.

I would be very happy if this was implemented!  Is there any reason to not
have built-in strings?

~Ryan W. Johnson

Fluid Application Environment
http://www.fluidae.com/

[cool quote here, if i ever think of one...]