Java <~> is a half ligature

[rickmark]

Font combines <~ but the > is not connected appearing strange

[tonsky]

Wow, what does this thing mean in Java?

On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 5:59 AM Richard Mark notifications@github.com
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Font combines <~ but the > is not connected appearing strange

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[MadcapJake]

I don't believe there is a <~> operator in Java. ~ is bitwise complement.

[madisp]

IntelliJ collapses type parameters into <~>, example:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/13iildrlpuohwan/Screenshot%202016-06-02%2009.38.30.png

[ewirch]

True. <~> is not a Java operator. It's simply a visual IntelliJ uses to abbreviate type parameters. This ligature would increase readability for IntelliJ users.

[tonsky]

related https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-157022

[tzm41]

Nice job. <~> is also used in Swift a lot of times as custom two-way mapping operators.