• Dn7 (1/1) Mar 24 2004 Add \e in string escapes, it should do the same as \x[escape key hex].
• Walter (3/4) Mar 24 2004 What's the rationale?
• Dn7 (3/7) Mar 24 2004 It is also used by C/C++, and they're common to use for writing attribut...
• Andy Friesen (3/5) Mar 24 2004 \033 isn't that hard to type, is it?
• Dn7 (2/7) Mar 24 2004 case 'e': return '\033'; break; isn't either.
• Andy Friesen (7/8) Mar 24 2004 It's not so much a matter of it being easy as a matter of it not at all
• Dn7 (2/7) Mar 24 2004 Let me check. \033. Still, how hard would it be making \e.
• Walter (5/12) Mar 24 2004 to

Dn7 <Dn7_member pathlink.com> writes:

Add \e in string escapes, it should do the same as \x[escape key hex].

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Dn7" <Dn7_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:c3sok9$q5c$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Add \e in string escapes, it should do the same as \x[escape key hex].

What's the rationale?

Dn7 <Dn7_member pathlink.com> writes:

In article <c3st6d$128s$2 digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...
"Dn7" <Dn7_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:c3sok9$q5c$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Add \e in string escapes, it should do the same as \x[escape key hex].

What's the rationale?

It is also used by C/C++, and they're common to use for writing attributes to
the console. I don't think it would take a lot of effort adding it ;)

Andy Friesen <andy ikagames.com> writes:

Dn7 wrote:
 It is also used by C/C++, and they're common to use for writing attributes to
 the console. I don't think it would take a lot of effort adding it ;)

\033 isn't that hard to type, is it?

  -- andy

Dn7 <Dn7_member pathlink.com> writes:

In article <c3t5e2$1g6j$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Andy Friesen says...
Dn7 wrote:
 It is also used by C/C++, and they're common to use for writing attributes to
 the console. I don't think it would take a lot of effort adding it ;)

\033 isn't that hard to type, is it?

  -- andy

case 'e': return '\033'; break; isn't either.

Andy Friesen <andy ikagames.com> writes:

Dn7 wrote:
 case 'e': return '\033'; break; isn't either.

It's not so much a matter of it being easy as a matter of it not at all 
being necessary.

A frequently useful construction that is difficult to replicate with the 
language as it stands is a good candidate for inclusion  A minor piece 
of syntactic sugar that saves two keystrokes and will rarely see use is not.

  -- andy

Dn7 <Dn7_member pathlink.com> writes:

In article <c3t5e2$1g6j$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Andy Friesen says...
Dn7 wrote:
 It is also used by C/C++, and they're common to use for writing attributes to
 the console. I don't think it would take a lot of effort adding it ;)

\033 isn't that hard to type, is it?

  -- andy

Let me check. \033. Still, how hard would it be making \e.

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Dn7" <Dn7_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:c3t4ug$1fh9$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 In article <c3st6d$128s$2 digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...
"Dn7" <Dn7_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:c3sok9$q5c$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Add \e in string escapes, it should do the same as \x[escape key hex].

What's the rationale?

 It is also used by C/C++, and they're common to use for writing attributes

to
 the console. I don't think it would take a lot of effort adding it ;)

It's non-standard for both C and C++, and since it's redundant, I'm
reluctant to add it.