[fpc-devel] Using double quotes

[Ralf Quint]

On 2/27/2016 8:44 AM, Marcos Douglas wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 6:38 AM, Mark Morgan Lloyd
> <markMLl.fpc-devel at telemetry.co.uk> wrote:
>> Marcos Douglas wrote:
>>> Is there any chance to implement in the compiler something link this?
>>>
>>> S := "
>>>    insert into t (
>>>      id, description
>>>    ) values (
>>>      1, 'foo'
>>>    )
>>> ";
>>>
>>> Did you see?
>>
>> No, I don't see. It looks like an ordinary string to me, except that you're
>> allowing it to extend over multiple lines somewhat like a unix
>> here-document.
> Here are the differences:
>
> This:
> S := "
>    insert into t (
>      id, description
>    ) values (
>      1, 'foo'
>    )
> ";
>
> instead of this:
> S :=
>    'insert into t ( ' +
>    '  id, description ' +
>    ') values ( ' +
>    '  1, ''foo'' ' +
>    ')';
>
>
Why not simply write:

S := 'insert into t ( id, description ) values ( 1, ''foo'' )';

That also eliminates the problem with your "multi line string enclosed in double-quotes" problem of not being clear where and how many spaces are in that string...

Just my 2c as to why this is not necessary,

Ralf



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