[swift-evolution] [Review] SE-0022: Referencing the Objective-C selector of a method

[Erica Sadun]

Okay, you know this was coming: let's Groff this thing.

How about #(line) where you can decouple the specific compiler implementation bits from the keyword bits without hardcoding support, enabling implementation of, for example, #(runcible) for future Swift compiler substitution logic.

-- E

> On Jan 21, 2016, at 10:19 PM, Chris Lattner <clattner at apple.com> wrote:
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>> On Jan 21, 2016, at 9:17 PM, Erica Sadun <erica at ericasadun.com <mailto:erica at ericasadun.com>> wrote:
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>> +1 to setting __LINE__ (and friends) free of their unsightly upper snake case. They look like boa constrictors trying to digest a fully-swallowed keyword.
> 
> Yeah, I totally agree.  Actually, the proper spelling would simply be #line - after all, there’d be no need to shout any more…
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> -Chris
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>> -- E
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>>> On Jan 21, 2016, at 10:04 PM, Chris Lattner via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org <mailto:swift-evolution at swift.org>> wrote:
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>>>> On Jan 21, 2016, at 4:13 PM, Jordan Rose via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org <mailto:swift-evolution at swift.org>> wrote:
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I think that #selector is workable and fits into the model - it would be simple to implement and not cause unnecessary complexity in the implementation.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> That said, I’m in favor of x.selector, or #selector(x).  The former seems more syntactically elegant if it is practical.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The latter gives us easy extensions like
>>>>> 
>>>>> 	#selector(getter: MyType.property)
>>>>> 	#selector(setter: MyType.property)
>>>>> 
>>>>> #selector is sorta growing on me.
>>>> 
>>>> +1 from me. At this point in Swift's evolution, the # feels like "invoke compiler substitution logic here”.
>>> 
>>> I agree.  Along those lines, we could consider renaming __LINE__ and friends to #LINE
>>> 
>>> -Chris
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