Re: strings in scheme

[Robert Bruce Findler <robby@cs.rice.edu>]

You can use string-append, or also:

(printf "I'd like ~
         this to be ~
         on separate lines~n")

Robby

Quoting Chris Uzdavinis:
> 
> How can I "wrap" really long strings in source code?  For example,
> 
> (printf "I'd like "
>         "this to be "
>         " on separate lines~n")
> 
> I've tried using back slashes (like C), but that fails too.  Is there
> a trick, or do I just need to tolarate really long wrapping lines?
> 
> The closest solution I've found so far is this:
> 
> (printf "I'd like \
>          this to be \
>          on separate lines~n")
> 
> But it has the side effect of backslashing the newline (and so it
> stays in the string) plus all the extra space at the beginning of
> subsequent lines.
> 
> Is it possible to break up long lines without changing their meaning?
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> -- 
> Chris