[q-lang-users] Re: [qlang] Q 7.0 character escape syntax

[Albert G. <Dr....@t-...>]

Andrew Berg wrote:
> Is there a good reason to not make the "0" in \0xff just be optional?

Yes, there is. The current notation is based on the idea that what 
follows the backslash is just an ordinary integer literal. That's easy 
to remember, and no special syntax for "character numbers" is required.

> I'd vote for making it an actuall error.  Speaking as one who often has  
> trouble remembering if the "bell" is '\b' or '\g'

Neither. ;-) In C it's \a. Q doesn't have a notation for BEL at all, so 
you'd have to write something like \7.

So we have two votes in favour of making unrecognized escapes an error 
now. Am I the only one in the "don't care if it's sloppy" faction? ;-)

Albert

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