nice feature we added in 6.1, shorthand notation f...
# luceez
zackster
05/15/2025, 3:58 PMnice feature we added in 6.1, shorthand notation for structs
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lucee = "rocks";
ralio = "rocked";
st = { lucee, ralio }; // produces { "RALIO":"rocked","LUCEE":"rocks" }👍 5
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Erin Brewer
05/15/2025, 4:00 PMnice!
Erin Brewer
05/15/2025, 4:02 PMhey, any chance of getting something similar to javascript template literals for cfscript? (or does it already exist in some form?)
so string can be declared using backticks so you don't have to worry about escaping internal quotes
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zackster
05/15/2025, 4:05 PMexample?
zackster
05/15/2025, 4:07 PMyou mean like this?
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Erin Brewer
05/15/2025, 4:08 PMyes, exactly!
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zackster
05/15/2025, 5:34 PMthe first step is to post a proposal under https://dev.lucee.org/c/language/proposals/12
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Erin Brewer
05/15/2025, 5:37 PMwill do, thanks!
Erin Brewer
05/15/2025, 6:02 PMz
zackster
05/15/2025, 6:06 PMyou can use backticks on the forum markdown style for code samples, single for inline, three for code blocks
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Erin Brewer
05/15/2025, 6:12 PMah, got it, thanks!
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quetwo
05/18/2025, 1:52 AMHah. I've been using the shorthand notation for structs that you noted above for the last few months, not realizing it was new. I think I stumbled on it accidently and found it convenient.