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Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:57:46 -0400
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On 9/12/2011 7:33 PM, markspace wrote:
> On 9/12/2011 2:31 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 9/12/2011 5:08 PM, Roedy Green wrote:
>>> \u is treated in rather flat footed way, as if by a preprocessor.
>
>> It is treated per spec.
>
> Actually I agree with Roedy on this one. Per spec or not, it's a dumb
> idea. I think it should go away, frankly.

I can not think of a better way to solve the problem that this
construct solves.

>> And I would not use the term preprocessor - it is Java not C.
>
> I've always heard this part of the Java compiler described as a
> preprocessor. Is there some other documentation that refers to it
> differently?

JLS uses "translating" and "translation".

Arne