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0 pointsnsonha11mo ago0 comments

also a syntax for braces that looks like escaping

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Yeah, that almost bothers me more than "STR."

\{ is currently invalid syntax in Java, so it can be given a meaning.

${ is valid syntax (the string value "$\") so giving it a new meaning would break existing programs. That's not acceptable.

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0 pointsnsonha11mo ago0 comments

also a syntax for braces that looks like escaping

dionian11mo ago

Yeah, that almost bothers me more than "STR."

\{ is currently invalid syntax in Java, so it can be given a meaning.

${ is valid syntax (the string value "$\") so giving it a new meaning would break existing programs. That's not acceptable.

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