Support cardinality syntax (*, !, +, ?) like UML, DTDs or Xen

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  • Type: Wish Wish
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: None
  • Fix Version/s: 1.0-JSR-2
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Allow types to have a cardinality suffix...

Address* zeroOrMore
Address? optional
Address+ oneOrMore
Address! mandatory

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james strachan added a comment -

We now have the main value of these operators via the overloaded dot.

def foo = null
def x = foo?.bar
assert x == null

def y = ["a", "bb"]
def z = y*.length()
assert z == [1, 2]

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james strachan added a comment - We now have the main value of these operators via the overloaded dot. def foo = null def x = foo?.bar assert x == null def y = ["a", "bb"] def z = y*.length() assert z == [1, 2]

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    james strachan
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