Re: [PW-dev] parameter names (dash, underscore, none)

[James G S. <JG...@TA...>]

Stephen Adkins <ste...@of...> wrote:
>However, this presents a stylistic dilemma with parameter names.
>If I use "border-style", the syntax would be
>
>$last_name = $wc->widget(
>      -border-style => "solid",
>)->html();
>
>However, this fails because "-border-style" cannot be a bareword.
>I have so far opted to changed dashes in attribute names to underscores.
>This is the first option.
>
>Alternatively, the second option is to remove the dash like so.
>
>$last_name = $wc->widget(
>      -borderstyle => "solid",
>)->html();
>
>Alternatively, the third (and least attractive option to me) is to 
>require the programmer to quote the named parameter like so.
>
>$last_name = $wc->widget(
>      "-border-style" => "solid",
>)->html();
>
>I have chosen option #1.
>How do you all feel?

It would be nice to make the translation easy on the code which means choosing 
a substitute character...  Perhaps a period `.' ?

$last_name = $wc -> widget(
      -border.style => "solid",
) -> html();
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