Re: Revive Number Format Separator RFC

Hi! > A cursory scan of current usage suggests that number format separator might > be used in scenarios such as: > > Phone numbers > 919_555_1234 > 49_89_636_48018 Just noting here that using integers as phone numbers is not something we want to support, enable or promote. > Date time values > 2018_04_26 > 20180426_183242 Same here, these are not integers (or numbers). > Range end points (using any locale's grouping strategy) > 2_147_483_647 > 1_67_77_215 These are numbers, but should be only ever used in constants (with appropriate comment). I am not exactly against this feature, but the potential for abuse - like enabling people using integers for things that are not integers and should not be stored as integers - worries me now. -- Stas Malyshev smalyshev@gmail.com