[stringtemplate-interest] Indirect template references

[Terence Parr]

On Nov 17, 2005, at 1:23 PM, Christophe PARIS wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if it's possible to call a template which name is
> composed of a prefix and a variable part ?
>
> For example :
>
> -----
>
> group simple;
>
> main(objects) ::= <<
> $objects:print(); separator="\n"$
>>>
>
print() ::= "$(print$it.type$)()$"

Hi.  Sure, the following should work:

print() ::= "$(print+it.type)()$"

Well, now that I think about it, I'm not sure the + will work in that  
case, but i know it works in args:

$foo(tname="print"+it.type)$

then call $(tname)()$

:)

Ter