Details
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Type:
Enhancement
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Status:
Closed
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Priority:
Minor
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Resolution: Declined
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Affects Version/s: Release 1.2
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Fix Version/s: None
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Component/s: None
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Labels:None
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Patch:Code and Test
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Approval:Test
Description
subs function should count back from the end of the string when given negative offset.
Patch attached with test and implementation.
A major strength of Clojure is consistency. If (foo X) works, then (foo Y) should work if X and Y are similar in relevant ways.
The negative offset convenience was considered and rejected when the string library was originally moved into Clojure. In order for a feature like this to be on the table, a proposal would need to include an evaluation of all API fns that take indexes, and a plan to either make all of them handle negative indexes, or have a meaningful rule about which ones do and which ones don't. If someone is interested in doing this, please begin with a motivating problem statement in the Design space.
That said, this feels very low priority.