feature-request: Multi 'chunk' string literals like: "abc" "def"

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The JSON5 Data Interchange Format

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feature-request: Multi 'chunk' string literals like: "abc" "def" #9

Closed msokalski closed 4 years ago

msokalski commented 5 years ago

One thing I like in C/C++ is ability to code string literals in multiple lines while keeping indentation. Currently with JSON5 best we can do is to use back-slashes which kill indentation:

{
    text: "Dobra dobra \
zupa z bobra."
}

What I'd love to see in JSON5 is:

{
    text: "Dobra dobra "
          "zupa z bobra."
}

Limiting it to be not allowed on object's keys would be fine for me.

msokalski commented 5 years ago

Maybe to make it (more) compatible with ECMAScript, we should force using '+' operator between chunks?
Would that make more sense if we also allow coding numerical values using using arithmetic operators?
One may ask why not supporting math functions, I'd say just because they are functions, just to end such discussion as soon as possible :P.

jordanbtucker commented 5 years ago