Could compile-time operations on raw strings ever ...

# language-evolution

[stantronic]

Could compile-time operations on raw strings ever be allowed for constants - e.g.

const val rawString = """
    this
    is
    a
    raw string
""".trimIndent()

is currently an error. But could it be changed at compile time to the equivalent of

const val rawString = "this\nis\na\nraw string"

[rnett]

It's definitely planned, see https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-49303 and https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-14652

[stantronic]

Awesome! thanks 🙂