[stringtemplate-interest] List of used Attributes from ST without formal parameters

[Terence Parr]

On Feb 27, 2007, at 10:59 PM, Dreyer Ulf (CR/APA3) wrote:
>   Right now I'm thinking of restricting the use of anonymous  
> templates in my Application.
>   This brings me to a quick question:
>   I'm trying to use ST to support a VERY easy template mechanism in  
> one of
>   our applications. It has to be very simple as nobody of the users  
> will
>   write anything as complex as <mylist:{i | something <i.foo> =  
> some more <i.bar>}>
>   So I'm thinking of removing(= not using) all anonymous Templates.
>   There will still be Template application like <myList:TemplateA() 
> > or <TemplateB(myList)>
>   but nothing fancy.
>
>   This shouldn't reduce the power of ST right (only some  
> convenience for experienced users)?

  Yes the two are identical.  A closure-like anonymous template is  
just an unnamed template; otherwise they are the same. well you can't  
recurse because you don't know the name. ;)

>   I will probably also disallow the <(expr)(argument-List)> and  
> <attribute.(expr)> constructs.
>   This WILL reduce the power of ST but I don't think these  
> constructs are necessary for what we need
>   and they are way to complicated.

Yes, I don't think you really need those.

>   With these restrictions it will be a lot easier to deduce which  
> variables/symbols are used in a
>   given Template and its subtemplates.
>
>   Is there any mayor flaw in this argumentation?

No, you can do what you want without those features, it is just more  
of a hassle. :)

Ter