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5127 :: possible in Nim to have a macro/template

[2019-08-26T04:05:51+02:00]

ScottTorres (orginal) [2019-08-26T04:05:51+02:00] view original

Hello everyone, Is it possible in Nim to have a macro/template that starts with a custom character? For example, a macro like:
#Declaration

macro @myMacro() :

... ...

GordonBGood (orginal) [2019-08-26T09:47:02+02:00] view original

@ScottTorres: a Julia fan, eh?

is it possible in Nim to have a macro/template (name - GBG) that starts with a custom character?
No, I don't think it's possible to start a macro name with anything other than a letter character as it would seem to be contrary to the general naming of (any) identifiers in the manual that they need to start with a letter

mratsim (orginal) [2019-08-26T09:49:13+02:00] view original
with backticks
```
macro `@myMacro`(): untyped =
  discard
```

GordonBGood (orginal) [2019-08-26T09:56:39+02:00] view original

@mratsim:

with backticks...
That's really neat! I knew about backticks, but never thought of using them this way. Thanks.