New Operators

[Eugen]

Hey,

i've been using Xtend for some weeks now, and it is really great with work with, since I'm more a C#-Guy this Xtend is awesome for Android Programming and other simple tools (to learn).

Anyway I'm missing some operators:

Code:

(Syntax: Operator | Explanation)

a -= b | a = a - b

a *= b | a = a * b

a /= b | a = a * b

a == true ? 10 : 30 | Instead of if(a == true) 10 else 30

Best regards,

Eugen

[Sven Efftinge]

On Dec 21, 2012, at 9:22 AM, Eugen <eugen...@googlemail.com> wrote:

Hey,

i've been using Xtend for some weeks now, and it is really great with work with, since I'm more a C#-Guy this Xtend is awesome for Android Programming and other simple tools (to learn).

Anyway I'm missing some operators:

Code:

(Syntax: Operator | Explanation)

a -= b | a = a - b

a *= b | a = a * b

a /= b | a = a * b

we have already overloaded '+=' to map to left.operator_add(right). But there's no reassignment involved, which would be a bit error prone, in combination with operator overloading.

I can imagine adding the operators like this :

a -= b | a.operator_minusEquals(b)

a *= b | a.operator_starEquals(b)

a /= b | a.operator_slashEquals(b)

But then they wouldn't do what you are looking for.

Maybe we could annotate the operator-method with something that indicates that the result should be assigned to the feature call on the left.

Please file a bugzilla to track further discussion.

a == true ? 10 : 30 | Instead of if(a == true) 10 else 30

I don't think it's worth it.

What are the advantages of the ternary operator over an if expression?

Sven