Escape strings for compiler
Hi, I tried to compile a method that returns a string. Is there a method to escape a string in a way that the compiler treats it as a string and not as code? thanks, Norbert
On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:09 AM, Norbert Hartl wrote:
Hi,
I tried to compile a method that returns a string. Is there a method to escape a string in a way that the compiler treats it as a string and not as code?
If you want to return something that again can be evaluated as a string, you can use double quotes inside: Compiler evaluate: ' '' evaluate me, I am a String '' ' -- Marcus Denker -- http://www.marcusdenker.de INRIA Lille -- Nord Europe. Team RMoD.
On 26.07.2010, at 10:27, Marcus Denker wrote:
On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:09 AM, Norbert Hartl wrote:
Hi,
I tried to compile a method that returns a string. Is there a method to escape a string in a way that the compiler treats it as a string and not as code?
If you want to return something that again can be evaluated as a string, you can use double quotes inside:
Compiler evaluate: ' '' evaluate me, I am a String '' '
I want to compile a method myString ^ 'arbitrary string' So the problem is more of how would you do what you suggested having the string: evaluate me, I'm a String ? Norbert
On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:38 AM, Norbert Hartl wrote:
On 26.07.2010, at 10:27, Marcus Denker wrote:
On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:09 AM, Norbert Hartl wrote:
Hi,
I tried to compile a method that returns a string. Is there a method to escape a string in a way that the compiler treats it as a string and not as code?
If you want to return something that again can be evaluated as a string, you can use double quotes inside:
Compiler evaluate: ' '' evaluate me, I am a String '' '
I want to compile a method
myString ^ 'arbitrary string'
So the problem is more of how would you do what you suggested having the string: evaluate me, I'm a String ?
If you alreadu have a string and you want to print it in a way that they compiler can evaluate it back, you can just use #printString on the string. printString calls storeOn:, which doubles any contained quotes and puts quotes around. This is called when doing a "print it", too. So one gets a bit confusted when doing a "print it" of 'hello' printString... it's called twice :-) Marcus -- Marcus Denker -- http://www.marcusdenker.de INRIA Lille -- Nord Europe. Team RMoD.
On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:56 AM, Marcus Denker wrote:
On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:38 AM, Norbert Hartl wrote:
On 26.07.2010, at 10:27, Marcus Denker wrote:
On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:09 AM, Norbert Hartl wrote:
Hi,
I tried to compile a method that returns a string. Is there a method to escape a string in a way that the compiler treats it as a string and not as code?
If you want to return something that again can be evaluated as a string, you can use double quotes inside:
Compiler evaluate: ' '' evaluate me, I am a String '' '
I want to compile a method
myString ^ 'arbitrary string'
So the problem is more of how would you do what you suggested having the string: evaluate me, I'm a String ?
If you alreadu have a string and you want to print it in a way that they compiler can evaluate it back, you can just use #printString on the string.
#storeString is even better... as it does not shorten very long strings ;-) -- Marcus Denker -- http://www.marcusdenker.de INRIA Lille -- Nord Europe. Team RMoD.
On 26.07.2010, at 11:00, Marcus Denker wrote:
On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:56 AM, Marcus Denker wrote:
On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:38 AM, Norbert Hartl wrote:
On 26.07.2010, at 10:27, Marcus Denker wrote:
On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:09 AM, Norbert Hartl wrote:
Hi,
I tried to compile a method that returns a string. Is there a method to escape a string in a way that the compiler treats it as a string and not as code?
If you want to return something that again can be evaluated as a string, you can use double quotes inside:
Compiler evaluate: ' '' evaluate me, I am a String '' '
I want to compile a method
myString ^ 'arbitrary string'
So the problem is more of how would you do what you suggested having the string: evaluate me, I'm a String ?
If you alreadu have a string and you want to print it in a way that they compiler can evaluate it back, you can just use #printString on the string.
#storeString is even better... as it does not shorten very long strings ;-)
Well... yes! :) It was indeed a longer xml document that I wanted to store thanks, works good, Norbert
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