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Feature #18460

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implicit self for .() syntax without rvalue

Added by cvss (Kirill Vechera) about 2 years ago. Updated about 2 years ago.

Status:
Rejected
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Target version:
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[ruby-core:106973]

Description

We have a nice .() shorthand for calling Proc

m = 1.method(:+)
m.(2) # 3

But while we can use this shorthand in a Proc's context with the explicit self, we cannot use it with the implicit self:

m.instance_exec { self.(2) } # 3
m.instance_exec { .(2) } # syntax error, unexpected '.' (SyntaxError)

So I propose to make this syntax valid too.

Updated by matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto) about 2 years ago

  • Status changed from Open to Rejected

This proposal is rejected for several reasons:

  • we don't allow .m notation for implicit self (for now at least)
  • You will gain only 4 fewer characters
  • I don't think it's worth the cost of syntax complexity it brings

Matz.

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