RPSLng and nested refine/except expressions
Mark Prior mrp at mrp.net
Sat May 8 11:52:24 CEST 2004
Larry J. Blunk wrote: > However, in the process of implementing and running the syntax check > on existing objects, I have found examples of the following: > > refine { > <expression> > } refine { > <expression> > } > > See, for example, AS7574 in the RADB. Unfortunately, such expressions > are invalid in the lastest RPSLng draft. Are such expressions semantically > identical to nested refines/excepts? Should both this form and the nested > form be allowed. I have come up with a minor modification to the -04 > syntax that would allow both, but I'm not sure if it is a good idea or not. I use that sort of construct all the time so it better continue to exist! See AS2764 (where I used to work) and AS7575 (my latest effort). RADB's reformatting makes it less obvious but it is a cascading refine. Mark.
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