Backticks

[markknol]

Support backticks ` in Haxe, which also support String Interpolation.

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[Simn]

Given that we'll have this inline XML syntax, I don't think this is necessary.

[markknol]

I think it still makes sense to have, for safe escaping, localisation and probably for some template engines that don't rely on xml related syntax.

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Question about the inline markup syntax as proposed: Will the syntax (without macros doing stuff with it) compile to strings? The proposal says it is going to trow a Unprocessed inline markup, is that true? Or will it sometimes return actual Xml?

In any case, sometimes it's just easier to write:

myElement.innerHTML = `<button onclick="alert('Hi!')">Press me</button>`;

.. compared to this: (below wild guess how the alternative would look with the inline markup syntax (??) ).

myElement.innerHTML = new Xml(<button onclick="alert('Hi!')">Press me</button>).toString();

Also since HTML5 isn't valid XML, if you want to write something like <video autoplay></video> xml isnt even usable. Or will we have a special markup processor for html?

[kevinresol]

@markknol see https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/7035#issuecomment-418722413

[Simn]

We discussed this and decided to reject this. There are already enough ways to delimit your strings, and the inline not-XML proposal is going to help with that further.

[markknol]

Too bad, thanks for looking into it. Hope the not-XML will help here indeed!