Ticket #42: stringTermin1.patch

Source/CobraTokenizer.cobra

@@ -767 +767 @@
                     branch c
                         # TODO: any other codes?
                         on c'n', next = c'\n'
+                        #   chars.append(Environment.newLine) # alternative \n-> Env.nl
                         on c'r', next = c'\r'
                         on c't', next = c'\t'
                         on c'0', next = c'\0'
+                        on c'N'     # platfrom indep line termin
+                            chars.append(Environment.newLine)
+                        #   next = c'\n' # alternative \N-> nl
                         on c'\\'
                             chars.append(c'\\')
                             # cannot have `last` being a backslash anymore--it's considered consumed now

Tests/100-basics/068-string-termin.cobra

@@ +1 @@
+# Test for platform independent line terminator in strings
+class Test
+    def main is shared
+        assert "\N" == Environment.newLine
+        assert '\N' == Environment.newLine
+        s = "\\N"
+        assert not s == Environment.newLine
+        assert s.length == 2
+        assert s == r'\N'
+        assert not r'\N' == Environment.newLine

Developer/IntermediateReleaseNotes.text

@@ -1 +1 @@
 Post 0.8
+* Add \N metacharacter in strings for platform line terminator
 
 * Added support for "extended initializers" which allow you to set properties of the object in the same call being used to create the object:
 .code