There is this guy in one forum, writing all his sentences ending with at least two periods, mostly three… Always… This might help him, integrated into some text editor… Saving his keyboard strokes…<\/p>\n\n\n
extension<\/span> String<\/span> {<\/span>\n static<\/span> postfix<\/span> func<\/span> ...<\/span> (str:<\/span> inout<\/span> String<\/span>)<\/span> -><\/span> String<\/span> {<\/span>\n str<\/span> =<\/span> String<\/span>(str.map<\/span> {<\/span>\n $0<\/span> ==<\/span> \".\"<\/span> ?<\/span> \"\u2026\"<\/span> :<\/span> $0<\/span>\n })<\/span>\n return<\/span> str<\/span>\n }<\/span>\n}<\/span>\n\nvar<\/span> sentence<\/span> =<\/span> \"Operator dotdotdot. For those. Who want to write. All sentences. With several periods.\"<\/span>\nlet<\/span> hisStyle<\/span> =<\/span> sentence...<\/span>\nprint(hisStyle)<\/span>\n\/\/ Prints: \"Operator dotdotdot\u2026 For those\u2026 Who want to write\u2026 All sentences\u2026 With several periods\u2026\"<\/span>\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhat about adding a copyright at the end of text the user enters, using this brand new copyright operator, <\u00a9><\/p>\n\n\n\n
postfix<\/span> operator<\/span> <<\/span>\u00a9<\/span>><\/span>\nextension<\/span> String<\/span> {<\/span>\n static<\/span> postfix<\/span> func<\/span> <<\/span>\u00a9<\/span>><\/span> (str:<\/span> inout<\/span> String<\/span>)<\/span> -><\/span> String<\/span> {<\/span>\n str<\/span> +=<\/span> \" \u00a9 Antti J.\"<\/span>\n return<\/span> str<\/span>\n }<\/span>\n}<\/span>\n\nvar<\/span> originalText<\/span> =<\/span> \"Life is a b***h and then you die.\"<\/span>\nvar<\/span> copyrighted<\/span> =<\/span> originalText<<\/span>\u00a9<\/span>><\/span>\nprint(copyrighted)<\/span>\n\/\/ Prints: \"Life is a b***h and then you die. \u00a9 Antti J.\"<\/span>\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\nWell, back to some more serious work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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