Re: Lua 5.2 Keywords - In

["Alex Davies" <alex.mania@...>]

Olivier Hamel wrote:
> That leaves 'using', which would seem a logical keyword to choose. The 
> downside would be that it would add a new keyword, the upside would be 
> that it eliminates a keyword overload. Or am I the only one that feels 
> that 'in' isn't quite right? 'Using' just has a better ring in my opinion.

I agree, and if the language was being created today the Authors would 
probably go that way.  Be hard pressed to get them to add a keyword at this 
point in time though..

Personally something I'd really like to see in 5.2 is a _RESERVED global 
table, which lists all the reserved words (or alternatively, a lookup table 
with each reserved word set to true).  Currently I need to make my own every 
time I want to write a save table function (I don't like ones that escape 
where it's not needed), and I'm always left feeling like there should be a 
more futureproof way.

- Alex