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Syntax Error when multiline strings when wrapped in parentheses #2155

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anagrius opened this issue Dec 10, 2020 · 1 comment

anagrius commented Dec 10, 2020

Quick Summary:

Elm fails to compile with a Syntax Error when multiline strings when wrapped in parentheses in the examples below:

SSCCE

-- WORKS
y =
    case () of
        () ->
            (1, """
    """  )

-- DOES NOT WORK
y =
    case () of
        () ->
            (1, """
   """ ) -- Notice the parentheses ends before or at the same indent level of the previous cases

-- WORK
y =
    case () of
        () ->
            (1, """
""" {- -} )

Elm: 0.19.1
Operating System: Linux

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