[GROOVY-707] Integer division operator (backslash \) removed - conflicts with unicode escape sequence

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-beta-6, 1.0-beta-7, 1.0-beta-8, 1.0-beta-9
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-JSR-2
• Component/s: lexer, parser, parser-antlr2
• Assignee: Guillaume Sauthier
• Reporter: Brian Larson
• Due: 21/Jan/05
• Created: 18/Jan/05 09:02
• Updated: 14/Jun/05 10:48
• Resolved: 14/Jun/05 10:48

Description

The integer division operator, backslash (), has been removed for Groovy 1.0 primarily due to a conflict with unicode escape sequences. For example, "a = b\u" is ambiguous. See http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GroovyJSR/Integer+division+operator