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List:       stringtemplate-interest
Subject:    [stringtemplate-interest] map syntax
From:       Terence Parr <parrt () cs ! usfca ! edu>
Date:       2009-12-11 0:52:01
Message-ID: D2EC59AE-E700-40E4-A144-F9DAA7F920F0 () cs ! usfca ! edu
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Hi, wondering about syntax for applying template to an expr.  To insert a template, \
we do

<template()>

to pass a single arg, we can do

<template(expr)>

Or, in v3, we can do

<expr:template()>

In v4, I was proposing no parens:

<expr:template>

but now I'm wondering if that's correct.  I would like to be able to store a template \
into an attribute and then apply it.

foo(names, t={x | hi <x>}) ::= "<names:t>"

But that is what i use for when t is a literal template name not an attr.  Perhaps we \
leave it as template() for the literal name.

I'm also adding syntax to evaluate an expression to get a template name like this:

<expr:(e)>             convert e to a string template name and apply to expr

but maybe that should be:

<expr:(e)()>

Elsewhere I use <(e)()> syntax to eval e to a string and then invoke the template so \
it'd be more consistent.

<expr:template()>
<expr:attribute>
<expr:(expr)()>
<expr:{arg | ...}>

Any thoughts on syntax/semantics?

Ter
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