From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-21 06:12:35
"Thorsten Ottosen" <nesotto_at_[hidden]> writes:
> As I said in my other post:
>
> php: trim() does not modify the original.
> python: strip() does not modify the original
> java: trim() : does not modify the original ( even though it's a member
> function; there's no equivalent in StringBuffer )
> eiffel: prune() : mutates (member function)
> perl: chomp: mutates
>
> I wouldn't say all languages agree. In java you can actually get the this
> pointer in some cases, so you will end up
> referencing the original. Some of the languages are probably not powerful
> enough to do what Pavol tried to do, so
> their design seems more like a *coincidence*, not a design.
I don't think the fact that Python has immutable strings and Perl
mutates is coincidence. It reflects fundamentals of their design
philosophies.
-- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com