Mark Wilson
9/17/2003 12:09:00 AM
To combine two of my e-mails into one:
1. double-quote as beginning of string literal,
2. string interpolation open,
3. double-quote as beginning of string literal,
4. double-quote as character,
Trying to do 4. by escaping the double-quote renders the double quote
an end of string literal marker.
The following does not work as intended (the expression is evaluated
differently than it would be in a variable assignment):
print "<user #{"name=\"" + name + \""}></user>"
The effect in 4. can be done by enclosing the string literal inside the
string interpolation in single-quotes.
alternate 3. single-quote as beginning of string literal,
alternate 4. double-quote as character
The following does work as intended:
print "<user #{'name="' + name + '"'}></user>"
5. double-quote as end of string literal,
alternate 5. single-quote as end of string literal,
6. string interpolation close, and
7. double-quote as end of string literal
As to why, I don't know. As to whether it is necessary that it be this
way, I don't know.
Regards,
Mark