Macros for literal strings

[Kaeru Gaman]

it is NOT easier to read, it is NOT BASIC, it is NOT the default settings.

so what?

[Blue]

it is NOT easier to read, it is NOT BASIC, it is NOT the default settings.

so what?

But , as Trond put it in his original suggestion,
(1) it wouldn't break any existing code and it's a very familiar way of building strings for many with experience in other languages.
(2) it's a very flexible way of building strings
(3) it's already familiar to many with experience in other languages
(4) some features of PureBasic already are not traditional BASIC. This would be a minor, but useful, detail, to speed coding along.

Finally, the example you provided displayed very clearly and readably in the IDE, with or without the +, thanks to syntax highlighting.

From my perspective, It would definitely be a plus (excuse the pun...) in PureBasic.
I see no cons at all here. Only gravy

[STARGÅTE]

Please let the macros as they are, because I use something heir:

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Macro Int(Value) :_DQ_+Str(Value)+_DQ_
EndMacro 
Macro Float(Value) :_DQ_+StrF(Value)+_DQ_
EndMacro 
Macro String(Value) :_DQ_+Value+_DQ_
EndMacro 
Macro _DQ_:"
EndMacro 


Long.l = 128 
Debug "Long = Int(Long) :-)" 

Pi.f = #PI 
Value$ = "PI is Float(Pi), nice?" 
Debug Value$
Debug "Any String is: String(Value$) ."

[AND51]

Sorry, I only read the first page. But when I read this:

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; Pseudo-code.
StringMacro PB
  PureBasic
EndStringMacro

MessageRequester("","This PB example was coded in PB")

When run, the above code would output this:

It seems to my like an attempt to get string interpolation like you have in Perl or PHP:

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# Perl Code

$variable="PureBasic"
print "I love $variable!"

Outputs "I love PureBasic!"


// Edit:
Well, and there is no String Interpolation in PureBasic.