From: Brendan Hansen <brendan.f.hansen@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 01:21:03 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: added example of #()
X-Git-Url: https://git.brendanfh.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=90b8375a136431f42bff7ed4ea4f5843cd17b8f3;p=onyx.git

added example of #()
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diff --git a/examples/18_macros.onyx b/examples/18_macros.onyx
index 69bf03b1..383ca7d4 100644
--- a/examples/18_macros.onyx
+++ b/examples/18_macros.onyx
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ main :: (args: [] cstr) {
     // Because simple_code is a compile-time value, it can be passed to procedures as so:
     triple :: ($body: Code) {
         println("Running 3 times!");
-        #insert simple_code;
-        #insert simple_code;
-        #insert simple_code;
+        #insert body;
+        #insert body;
+        #insert body;
     }
 
     triple(simple_code);
@@ -100,12 +100,16 @@ main :: (args: [] cstr) {
     // compile-time parameter (the '$').
     triple_macro :: macro (body: Code) {
         println("Running 3 times in a macro!");
-        #insert simple_code;
-        #insert simple_code;
-        #insert simple_code;
+        #insert body;
+        #insert body;
+        #insert body;
     }
 
     triple_macro(simple_code);
+
+    // As another small shorthand, if a code block only contains one expression (like the code block above),
+    // then you can write by wrapping the expression in #(...).
+    triple_macro(#(println("Short code block!")));
 }
 
 #load "core/std"