Re: [WebDNA] Capitalize surprise
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2012
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 110014
interpreted = N
texte = Well you're right of course. For instance, what does one do with names like McElhiney McGhee O'Shea O'Leary and the more modern iPad iPod will.i.am the list goes on and on. As you said, functions are perfect for this if you want to knock yourself ou= t. Cheers, Will Starck Big Idea Software,LLC On Dec 12, 2012, at 6:06 PM, Brian Fries
wrote: > At this point, it doesn't matter how anyone thinks it "should" work or how= it works in any other programming language, and it's not worth arguing. In W= ebDNA, [capitalize] means exactly what it does and what it has done for the p= ast 15 years. >=20 > Changing what [capitalize] does now will break existing code. >=20 > If you want something that behaves differently, write a function. >=20 > My 2=C2=A2. >=20 > Brian >=20 > On Dec 12, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Christer Olsson wrot= e: >=20 >> 12 dec 2012 kl. 21:40 skrev Michael Davis : >>=20 >>> On Dec 11, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Christer Olsson w= rote: >>>=20 >>>> Capitalizing means first letter uppercase and the rest of the letters l= owercase. Sorry, but that's the way it is. >>>=20 >>> Where does it mean this? =46rom what source do you derive this theory? = Can you point to authoritative documentation, such as the dictionary, as th= is is clearly a terminology based in grammar, not programming. I have searc= hed through several dictionaries and googled the heck out of it and have fou= nd no evidence of any such rule. There is simply no rule that I can find th= at if the first letter of a word is a capital letter, the rest must be lower= case. Please enlighten me. >>> To capitalize the words "dennis deYoung" your way would be silly. [capit= alize]dennis deYoung[/capitalize] =3D Dennis Deyoung. >>> So [capitalize][/capitalize] is equivalent to [capitalize][lowercase][/l= owercase][/capitalize]. >>> [capitalize] has redundant functionality that can be accomplished with a= nother tag, [lowercase]. >>> Because of this, it's overly complicated, if not impossible, to properly= capitalize the example above. >>=20 >> As I said in my original reply to Ken: it's the way it works in every pro= gramming language I know, and I see no reason why WebDNA should work differe= ntly in this aspect. That doesn't mean I don't see a use for a function work= ing like to would like it to work. >>=20 >> Best, >> Christer >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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Well you're right of course. For instance, what does one do with names like McElhiney McGhee O'Shea O'Leary and the more modern iPad iPod will.i.am the list goes on and on. As you said, functions are perfect for this if you want to knock yourself ou= t. Cheers, Will Starck Big Idea Software,LLC On Dec 12, 2012, at 6:06 PM, Brian Fries wrote: > At this point, it doesn't matter how anyone thinks it "should" work or how= it works in any other programming language, and it's not worth arguing. In W= ebDNA, [capitalize] means exactly what it does and what it has done for the p= ast 15 years. >=20 > Changing what [capitalize] does now will break existing code. >=20 > If you want something that behaves differently, write a function. >=20 > My 2=C2=A2. >=20 > Brian >=20 > On Dec 12, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Christer Olsson wrot= e: >=20 >> 12 dec 2012 kl. 21:40 skrev Michael Davis : >>=20 >>> On Dec 11, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Christer Olsson w= rote: >>>=20 >>>> Capitalizing means first letter uppercase and the rest of the letters l= owercase. Sorry, but that's the way it is. >>>=20 >>> Where does it mean this? =46rom what source do you derive this theory? = Can you point to authoritative documentation, such as the dictionary, as th= is is clearly a terminology based in grammar, not programming. I have searc= hed through several dictionaries and googled the heck out of it and have fou= nd no evidence of any such rule. There is simply no rule that I can find th= at if the first letter of a word is a capital letter, the rest must be lower= case. Please enlighten me. >>> To capitalize the words "dennis deYoung" your way would be silly. [capit= alize]dennis deYoung[/capitalize] =3D Dennis Deyoung. >>> So [capitalize][/capitalize] is equivalent to [capitalize][lowercase][/l= owercase][/capitalize]. >>> [capitalize] has redundant functionality that can be accomplished with a= nother tag, [lowercase]. >>> Because of this, it's overly complicated, if not impossible, to properly= capitalize the example above. >>=20 >> As I said in my original reply to Ken: it's the way it works in every pro= gramming language I know, and I see no reason why WebDNA should work differe= ntly in this aspect. That doesn't mean I don't see a use for a function work= ing like to would like it to work. >>=20 >> Best, >> Christer >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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