Talk:String interpolation (included)
Task clarification
I would think the intent would be to show that strings can be manipulated within the language. At least one example shows what appears to be print formatting only. I would think that that wouldn't meet the intent. So a printf would not pass but an sprintf would.
- Yes, but, has it gone too far to correct? --Paddy3118 07:03, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
- It isn't going to get any better. Another (less widespread) problem is documentation. Fixing it, will just have to look ugly for a while with all the attention tags. The problem is the Wikipedia article shows printf for variable interpolation which is referenced. Choices:
- Let it ride (and maybe make it clear it's okay)
- Clarify and make keeping the result in a string a requirement. Then flag.
- Clarify and make it optional to show that the interpolated string can be retained in the program for further manipulation. Then (optional or different) flag? Or not?
- Thoughts?
- It isn't going to get any better. Another (less widespread) problem is documentation. Fixing it, will just have to look ugly for a while with all the attention tags. The problem is the Wikipedia article shows printf for variable interpolation which is referenced. Choices:
--Dgamey 11:26, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
- I'm in favor of option 3, combined with consideration of another; correct the code example on Wikipedia's talk page in a way that won't raise the ire of the page's protector. --Michael Mol 15:48, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
- I like that approach. -Dgamey
- I'm in favor of option 3, combined with consideration of another; correct the code example on Wikipedia's talk page in a way that won't raise the ire of the page's protector. --Michael Mol 15:48, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia
There is already some discussion on WP
The talk pages already cover some of this.
As far back as 2006, the fact the printf wasn't needed. Yet the examples seem a bit of a mix mash. -Dgamey