Item9011: attrs parser doesn't set _DEFAULT key

I just tried this using "friendly" mode

my $attrs = new Foswiki::Attrs('foo', 1)

... and expected the _DEFAULT key to be set to value foo Well, it doesn't. It takes foo as a key instead of a value not generating any _DEFAULT.

An "unfriendly"

my $attrs = new Foswiki::Attrs('foo')

... does create a _DEFAULT with value foo.

-- MichaelDaum - 12 May 2010

That's correct; friendly mode insists on quotes. "Friendly" mode was not the best name for it. It's only maintained for compatibility. I can't recommend using it.

I don't see any bug here, just an observation....

-- CrawfordCurrie - 13 May 2010

Ah, did not know it is there for legacy reasons, thought it was the "advanced" mode. Well, the "error" is that parsing a plain foo (without quotes) is not setting _DEFAULT to foo. Not sure if we can or should fix it. In that I agree that this is an observation.

-- MichaelDaum - 13 May 2010

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