Re: Feature "Multiline strings" added

Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal <[email protected]> Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:53:38 +0200 (CEST)

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On Mon, 28 Jul 2025, Hairy Pixels via fpc-pascal wrote:

> On Jul 28, 2025 at 10:13:20 AM, Martin Frb via fpc-pascal <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Or have array element index done different?
>>   type TFooArray = array (.0..9.) of Byte;
>>     SomeFooArray(.3.) := 1;
>>
>> Oh wait, that compiles. ;)
>>
>
> never saw that before! so ugly too. Why does it compile?

Sven already said it:

Because (. .) is a valid alternative for [ ]

The first syntax is a "digraph" of the second syntax, dates back to the
times when not all characters were available on keyboards.

Goes to show that Pascal is an old language. But still going strong ;-)

Michael.

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