[swift-evolution] multi-line string literals

[Alex Gordon]

What is the reason that normal strings "..." don't support newlines? It's
not traditionally seen in C-inspired languages, but it's hardly unusual
outside that sphere[*]. Ruby and HTML are probably the most common
examples, but apparently OCaml and Lisps also allow it?

Then we can simply use

1. "..." strings as the verbatim literal, preserving indentation and
leading newlines as written.

2. """...""" strings as the non-verbatim literal, reducing indentation to
that of the least indented line, and removing the leading newline if it
exists.

[*] As seen earlier
http://rigaux.org/language-study/syntax-across-languages.html#StrngMltLine

On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 6:25 AM, Travis Tilley via swift-evolution <
swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:

> That's another great example that I hadn't even thought of.
>
>
> - Travis Tilley
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 7:43 PM, Jason Dusek <jason.dusek at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> One use case for a slightly richer approach to indentation erasure — one
>> that I encounter every day — is inline SQL. If it’s 10 lines or more, it
>> should probably find expression as a VIEW or stored procedure; but
>> queries like this are not unusual:
>>
>> func findMentions(account: String) -> Array<String> {
>>     let db = databaseFactory().findDatabase()
>>     let q = `​``SELECT array_agg(mentioner.id)
>>                  FROM account
>>                  JOIN mention ON (account.id = mentioned)
>>                  JOIN account AS mentioner ON (mentioner.id = mentioner)
>>                 WHERE account.handle = :1
>>                 ORDER BY timestamp DESC
>>                 LIMIT 1`​``
>>
>>     return db.query(q).parameterize(account).run()
>> }
>>
>> Moving everything below q seems infelicitous, at best. However, I do see
>> the appeal of basing the rule on the position of the backticks.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Jason Dusek
>>
>
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