Re: Scala Object Notation ( SCON? )

Object Notation would be completed with Groovy Bean Constructors style
(take a look at http://groovy.codehaus.org/Groovy+Beans ). Groovy bean
constructor accept parameters like JSON objects. For example:

class Person{
  String name;
  Integer age;
}

p = new Person(name: "Andres", age: 29)

A pretty feature to add to Scala.

2007/12/24, Jon Pretty <jon.pretty <at> sygneca.com>:
> John Nilsson wrote:
> > This doesn't fit with the requirement of instantiating a Person (type
> > Person isn't quite the same is it?) without creating a new subclass per
> > instance dose it?
>
> Probably not; I don't think the compiler does this optimisation.
>
> And I sometimes forget constraints I don't agree with. 
>
> >> So many options, but none of them quite as concise as JSON...
> >
> > If you skip the type declaration I'd say it's close enough.
>
> Probably; I was only suggesting it for the people who like conciseness,
> thou I'm actually happy to type a few more characters for the benefit of
> clearer code.
>
> Another problem with the code I suggested is that it doesn't allow
> methods to be inherited from a Person class, so I would have to conclude
> that there's nothing better, or clearer in the context of Scala, than to
> write:
>
>    val person = new Person {
>      def name = "Peter"
>      def age = 20
>    }
>
> Merry Christmas,
> Jon
>
> --
> Jon Pretty | Sygneca Ltd.
>