[swift-evolution] Thoughts on replacing \() with $() or some other symbol

[Goffredo Marocchi]

> So in a way you can think of \() as being a means of escaping from the string entirely. I find this more logical than the idea which other languages encourage which is that the variable is somehow embedded inside the string, which is why I actually really like having escape do this in Swift.

I guess it is only a matter of personal preference... I do find the opposite to hold true, I like to think about the variable and its expansion so to speak in the target string.

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> On 22 Jun 2016, at 11:19, Haravikk <swift-evolution at haravikk.me> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 22 Jun 2016, at 09:39, Goffredo Marocchi via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Sorry, but can you explain why the character used to   escape   strings is also the best choice to do   Variable value extraction/String interpolation?  They are two different concepts.
> 
> The following two lines are equivalent:
> 
> 	return "Value of foo is \(foo), have a nice day!"
> 	return "Value of foo is " + foo + "have a nice day!" // Assuming foo is a String already
> 
> So in a way you can think of \() as being a means of escaping from the string entirely. I find this more logical than the idea which other languages encourage which is that the variable is somehow embedded inside the string, which is why I actually really like having escape do this in Swift.
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