<class EndOfLine> when no platform specified

ptotushek

When I forget to add the platform at the end of EndOfLine, it adds <class EndOfLine> instead of an actual end of line or error

Proposed Solution

First choice for me would be to default to .Native when there is not a platform specified. Otherwise a compiler error should pop up instead of the window with the class name.

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Who Would This Help?

Garry

Thanks for reporting this.

EndOfLine is a built-in module, so the intended usage is one of its shared properties, for example:

EndOfLine.Native
EndOfLine.Windows
EndOfLine.macOS
EndOfLine.Linux
EndOfLine.Unix

Bare EndOfLine was being treated as the module/type itself, which is why it could show up as <class EndOfLine> in output. That was confusing, so I’ve fixed the compiler diagnostic generically rather than special-casing EndOfLine.

In the next release, using a bare type or module name where a runtime value is expected will produce a clearer compiler error and, where possible, suggest a shared member such as EndOfLine.Native.

I also fixed the stale TextArea docs example that showed bare EndOfLine.

https://feedback.objo.dev/bug/532