Commit 051ee8e626

Andrew Kelley <superjoe30@gmail.com>
2017-05-19 16:39:59
change slicing syntax from ... to ..
See #359
1 parent b483db4
doc/langref.md
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ FnCallExpression = "(" list(Expression, ",") ")"
 
 ArrayAccessExpression = "[" Expression "]"
 
-SliceExpression = "[" Expression "..." option(Expression) "]"
+SliceExpression = "[" Expression ".." option(Expression) "]"
 
 ContainerInitExpression = "{" ContainerInitBody "}"
 
example/cat/main.zig
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn cat_stream(is: &io.InStream) -> %void {
     var buf: [1024 * 4]u8 = undefined;
 
     while (true) {
-        const bytes_read = is.read(buf[0...]) %% |err| {
+        const bytes_read = is.read(buf[0..]) %% |err| {
             %%io.stderr.printf("Unable to read from stream: {}\n", @errorName(err));
             return err;
         };
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fn cat_stream(is: &io.InStream) -> %void {
             break;
         }
 
-        io.stdout.write(buf[0...bytes_read]) %% |err| {
+        io.stdout.write(buf[0..bytes_read]) %% |err| {
             %%io.stderr.printf("Unable to write to stdout: {}\n", @errorName(err));
             return err;
         };
example/guess_number/main.zig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub fn main() -> %void {
     %%io.stdout.printf("Welcome to the Guess Number Game in Zig.\n");
 
     var seed_bytes: [@sizeOf(usize)]u8 = undefined;
-    %%os.getRandomBytes(seed_bytes[0...]);
+    %%os.getRandomBytes(seed_bytes[0..]);
     const seed = std.mem.readInt(seed_bytes, usize, true);
     var rand = Rand.init(seed);
 
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ pub fn main() -> %void {
         %%io.stdout.printf("\nGuess a number between 1 and 100: ");
         var line_buf : [20]u8 = undefined;
 
-        const line_len = io.stdin.read(line_buf[0...]) %% |err| {
+        const line_len = io.stdin.read(line_buf[0..]) %% |err| {
             %%io.stdout.printf("Unable to read from stdin: {}\n", @errorName(err));
             return err;
         };
 
-        const guess = fmt.parseUnsigned(u8, line_buf[0...line_len - 1], 10) %% {
+        const guess = fmt.parseUnsigned(u8, line_buf[0..line_len - 1], 10) %% {
             %%io.stdout.printf("Invalid number.\n");
             continue;
         };
example/mix_o_files/base64.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const base64 = @import("std").base64;
 
 export fn decode_base_64(dest_ptr: &u8, dest_len: usize, source_ptr: &const u8, source_len: usize) -> usize {
-    const src = source_ptr[0...source_len];
-    const dest = dest_ptr[0...dest_len];
+    const src = source_ptr[0..source_len];
+    const dest = dest_ptr[0..dest_len];
     return base64.decode(dest, src).len;
 }
src/parser.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static AstNode *ast_parse_param_decl(ParseContext *pc, size_t *token_index) {
     }
 
     Token *ellipsis_tok = &pc->tokens->at(*token_index);
-    if (ellipsis_tok->id == TokenIdEllipsis) {
+    if (ellipsis_tok->id == TokenIdEllipsis3) {
         *token_index += 1;
         node->data.param_decl.is_var_args = true;
     } else {
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ static AstNode *ast_parse_suffix_op_expr(ParseContext *pc, size_t *token_index,
 
             Token *ellipsis_or_r_bracket = &pc->tokens->at(*token_index);
 
-            if (ellipsis_or_r_bracket->id == TokenIdEllipsis) {
+            if (ellipsis_or_r_bracket->id == TokenIdEllipsis2) {
                 *token_index += 1;
 
                 AstNode *node = ast_create_node(pc, NodeTypeSliceExpr, first_token);
@@ -1730,7 +1730,7 @@ static AstNode *ast_parse_for_expr(ParseContext *pc, size_t *token_index, bool m
 /*
 SwitchExpression = "switch" "(" Expression ")" "{" many(SwitchProng) "}"
 SwitchProng = (list(SwitchItem, ",") | "else") "=>" option("|" option("*") Symbol "|") Expression ","
-SwitchItem : Expression | (Expression "..." Expression)
+SwitchItem = Expression | (Expression "..." Expression)
 */
 static AstNode *ast_parse_switch_expr(ParseContext *pc, size_t *token_index, bool mandatory) {
     Token *switch_token = &pc->tokens->at(*token_index);
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ static AstNode *ast_parse_switch_expr(ParseContext *pc, size_t *token_index, boo
         } else for (;;) {
             AstNode *expr1 = ast_parse_expression(pc, token_index, true);
             Token *ellipsis_tok = &pc->tokens->at(*token_index);
-            if (ellipsis_tok->id == TokenIdEllipsis) {
+            if (ellipsis_tok->id == TokenIdEllipsis3) {
                 *token_index += 1;
 
                 AstNode *range_node = ast_create_node(pc, NodeTypeSwitchRange, ellipsis_tok);
src/tokenizer.cpp
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ void tokenize(Buf *buf, Tokenization *out) {
                 switch (c) {
                     case '.':
                         t.state = TokenizeStateSawDotDot;
-                        set_token_id(&t, t.cur_tok, TokenIdEllipsis);
+                        set_token_id(&t, t.cur_tok, TokenIdEllipsis2);
                         break;
                     default:
                         t.pos -= 1;
@@ -601,10 +601,14 @@ void tokenize(Buf *buf, Tokenization *out) {
                 switch (c) {
                     case '.':
                         t.state = TokenizeStateStart;
+                        set_token_id(&t, t.cur_tok, TokenIdEllipsis3);
                         end_token(&t);
                         break;
                     default:
-                        tokenize_error(&t, "invalid character: '%c'", c);
+                        t.pos -= 1;
+                        end_token(&t);
+                        t.state = TokenizeStateStart;
+                        continue;
                 }
                 break;
             case TokenizeStateSawGreaterThan:
@@ -1436,7 +1440,8 @@ const char * token_name(TokenId id) {
         case TokenIdDivEq: return "/=";
         case TokenIdDot: return ".";
         case TokenIdDoubleQuestion: return "??";
-        case TokenIdEllipsis: return "...";
+        case TokenIdEllipsis3: return "...";
+        case TokenIdEllipsis2: return "..";
         case TokenIdEof: return "EOF";
         case TokenIdEq: return "=";
         case TokenIdFatArrow: return "=>";
src/tokenizer.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ enum TokenId {
     TokenIdDivEq,
     TokenIdDot,
     TokenIdDoubleQuestion,
-    TokenIdEllipsis,
+    TokenIdEllipsis3,
+    TokenIdEllipsis2,
     TokenIdEof,
     TokenIdEq,
     TokenIdFatArrow,
std/os/child_process.zig
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ fn forkChildErrReport(fd: i32, err: error) -> noreturn {
 const ErrInt = @IntType(false, @sizeOf(error) * 8);
 fn writeIntFd(fd: i32, value: ErrInt) -> %void {
     var bytes: [@sizeOf(ErrInt)]u8 = undefined;
-    mem.writeInt(bytes[0...], value, true);
+    mem.writeInt(bytes[0..], value, true);
 
     var index: usize = 0;
     while (index < bytes.len) {
@@ -259,6 +259,6 @@ fn readIntFd(fd: i32) -> %ErrInt {
         index += amt_written;
     }
 
-    return mem.readInt(bytes[0...], ErrInt, true);
+    return mem.readInt(bytes[0..], ErrInt, true);
 }
 
std/os/index.zig
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ pub fn posixOpen(file_path: []const u8, flags: usize, perm: usize, allocator: ?&
     var need_free = false;
 
     if (file_path.len < stack_buf.len) {
-        path0 = stack_buf[0...file_path.len + 1];
+        path0 = stack_buf[0..file_path.len + 1];
     } else if (allocator) |a| {
         path0 = %return a.alloc(u8, file_path.len + 1);
         need_free = true;
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ pub fn posixExecve(exe_path: []const u8, argv: []const []const u8, env_map: &con
     while (it.next()) |search_path| {
         mem.copy(u8, path_buf, search_path);
         path_buf[search_path.len] = '/';
-        mem.copy(u8, path_buf[search_path.len + 1 ...], exe_path);
+        mem.copy(u8, path_buf[search_path.len + 1 ..], exe_path);
         path_buf[search_path.len + exe_path.len + 1] = 0;
         err = posix.getErrno(posix.execve(path_buf.ptr, argv_buf.ptr, envp_buf.ptr));
         assert(err > 0);
@@ -352,11 +352,11 @@ pub fn getEnvMap(allocator: &Allocator) -> %BufMap {
     for (environ_raw) |ptr| {
         var line_i: usize = 0;
         while (ptr[line_i] != 0 and ptr[line_i] != '=') : (line_i += 1) {}
-        const key = ptr[0...line_i];
+        const key = ptr[0..line_i];
 
         var end_i: usize = line_i;
         while (ptr[end_i] != 0) : (end_i += 1) {}
-        const value = ptr[line_i + 1...end_i];
+        const value = ptr[line_i + 1..end_i];
 
         %return result.set(key, value);
     }
@@ -367,13 +367,13 @@ pub fn getEnv(key: []const u8) -> ?[]const u8 {
     for (environ_raw) |ptr| {
         var line_i: usize = 0;
         while (ptr[line_i] != 0 and ptr[line_i] != '=') : (line_i += 1) {}
-        const this_key = ptr[0...line_i];
+        const this_key = ptr[0..line_i];
         if (!mem.eql(u8, key, this_key))
             continue;
 
         var end_i: usize = line_i;
         while (ptr[end_i] != 0) : (end_i += 1) {}
-        const this_value = ptr[line_i + 1...end_i];
+        const this_value = ptr[line_i + 1..end_i];
 
         return this_value;
     }
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ pub fn symLink(allocator: &Allocator, existing_path: []const u8, new_path: []con
     mem.copy(u8, existing_buf, existing_path);
     existing_buf[existing_path.len] = 0;
 
-    const new_buf = full_buf[existing_path.len + 1...];
+    const new_buf = full_buf[existing_path.len + 1..];
     mem.copy(u8, new_buf, new_path);
     new_buf[new_path.len] = 0;
 
@@ -456,10 +456,10 @@ pub fn atomicSymLink(allocator: &Allocator, existing_path: []const u8, new_path:
     var rand_buf: [12]u8 = undefined;
     const tmp_path = %return allocator.alloc(u8, new_path.len + base64.calcEncodedSize(rand_buf.len));
     defer allocator.free(tmp_path);
-    mem.copy(u8, tmp_path[0...], new_path);
+    mem.copy(u8, tmp_path[0..], new_path);
     while (true) {
-        %return getRandomBytes(rand_buf[0...]);
-        _ = base64.encodeWithAlphabet(tmp_path[new_path.len...], rand_buf, b64_fs_alphabet);
+        %return getRandomBytes(rand_buf[0..]);
+        _ = base64.encodeWithAlphabet(tmp_path[new_path.len..], rand_buf, b64_fs_alphabet);
         if (symLink(allocator, existing_path, tmp_path)) {
             return rename(allocator, tmp_path, new_path);
         } else |err| {
@@ -510,9 +510,9 @@ pub fn copyFileMode(allocator: &Allocator, source_path: []const u8, dest_path: [
     var rand_buf: [12]u8 = undefined;
     const tmp_path = %return allocator.alloc(u8, dest_path.len + base64.calcEncodedSize(rand_buf.len));
     defer allocator.free(tmp_path);
-    mem.copy(u8, tmp_path[0...], dest_path);
-    %return getRandomBytes(rand_buf[0...]);
-    _ = base64.encodeWithAlphabet(tmp_path[dest_path.len...], rand_buf, b64_fs_alphabet);
+    mem.copy(u8, tmp_path[0..], dest_path);
+    %return getRandomBytes(rand_buf[0..]);
+    _ = base64.encodeWithAlphabet(tmp_path[dest_path.len..], rand_buf, b64_fs_alphabet);
 
     var out_stream = %return io.OutStream.openMode(tmp_path, mode, allocator);
     defer out_stream.close();
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ pub fn copyFileMode(allocator: &Allocator, source_path: []const u8, dest_path: [
     var in_stream = %return io.InStream.open(source_path, allocator);
     defer in_stream.close();
 
-    const buf = out_stream.buffer[0...];
+    const buf = out_stream.buffer[0..];
     while (true) {
         const amt = %return in_stream.read(buf);
         out_stream.index = amt;
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ pub fn rename(allocator: &Allocator, old_path: []const u8, new_path: []const u8)
     mem.copy(u8, old_buf, old_path);
     old_buf[old_path.len] = 0;
 
-    const new_buf = full_buf[old_path.len + 1...];
+    const new_buf = full_buf[old_path.len + 1..];
     mem.copy(u8, new_buf, new_path);
     new_buf[new_path.len] = 0;
 
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ pub fn makePath(allocator: &Allocator, full_path: []const u8) -> %void {
 
     var end_index: usize = resolved_path.len;
     while (true) {
-        makeDir(allocator, resolved_path[0...end_index]) %% |err| {
+        makeDir(allocator, resolved_path[0..end_index]) %% |err| {
             if (err == error.PathAlreadyExists) {
                 // TODO stat the file and return an error if it's not a directory
                 // this is important because otherwise a dangling symlink
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ start_over:
             const full_entry_path = full_entry_buf.toSlice();
             mem.copy(u8, full_entry_path, full_path);
             full_entry_path[full_path.len] = '/';
-            mem.copy(u8, full_entry_path[full_path.len + 1...], entry.name);
+            mem.copy(u8, full_entry_path[full_path.len + 1..], entry.name);
 
             %return deleteTree(allocator, full_entry_path);
         }
@@ -856,6 +856,6 @@ pub fn readLink(allocator: &Allocator, pathname: []const u8) -> %[]u8 {
             result_buf = %return allocator.realloc(u8, result_buf, result_buf.len * 2);
             continue;
         }
-        return result_buf[0...ret_val];
+        return result_buf[0..ret_val];
     }
 }
std/os/path.zig
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn join(allocator: &Allocator, paths: ...) -> %[]u8 {
     inline while (true) {
         const arg = ([]const u8)(paths[path_i]);
         path_i += 1;
-        mem.copy(u8, buf[buf_index...], arg);
+        mem.copy(u8, buf[buf_index..], arg);
         buf_index += arg.len;
         if (path_i >= paths.len) break;
         if (buf[buf_index - 1] != sep) {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn join(allocator: &Allocator, paths: ...) -> %[]u8 {
         }
     }
 
-    return buf[0...buf_index];
+    return buf[0..buf_index];
 }
 
 test "os.path.join" {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub fn resolveSlice(allocator: &Allocator, paths: []const []const u8) -> %[]u8 {
     }
     %defer allocator.free(result);
 
-    for (paths[first_index...]) |p, i| {
+    for (paths[first_index..]) |p, i| {
         var it = mem.split(p, '/');
         while (it.next()) |component| {
             if (mem.eql(u8, component, ".")) {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub fn resolveSlice(allocator: &Allocator, paths: []const []const u8) -> %[]u8 {
             } else {
                 result[result_index] = '/';
                 result_index += 1;
-                mem.copy(u8, result[result_index...], component);
+                mem.copy(u8, result[result_index..], component);
                 result_index += component.len;
             }
         }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub fn resolveSlice(allocator: &Allocator, paths: []const []const u8) -> %[]u8 {
         result_index += 1;
     }
 
-    return result[0...result_index];
+    return result[0..result_index];
 }
 
 test "os.path.resolve" {
@@ -153,24 +153,24 @@ fn testResolve(args: ...) -> []u8 {
 
 pub fn dirname(path: []const u8) -> []const u8 {
     if (path.len == 0)
-        return path[0...0];
+        return path[0..0];
     var end_index: usize = path.len - 1;
     while (path[end_index] == '/') {
         if (end_index == 0)
-            return path[0...1];
+            return path[0..1];
         end_index -= 1;
     }
 
     while (path[end_index] != '/') {
         if (end_index == 0)
-            return path[0...0];
+            return path[0..0];
         end_index -= 1;
     }
 
     if (end_index == 0 and path[end_index] == '/')
-        return path[0...1];
+        return path[0..1];
 
-    return path[0...end_index];
+    return path[0..end_index];
 }
 
 test "os.path.dirname" {
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ pub fn basename(path: []const u8) -> []const u8 {
     end_index += 1;
     while (path[start_index] != '/') {
         if (start_index == 0)
-            return path[0...end_index];
+            return path[0..end_index];
         start_index -= 1;
     }
 
-    return path[start_index + 1...end_index];
+    return path[start_index + 1..end_index];
 }
 
 test "os.path.basename" {
@@ -265,10 +265,10 @@ pub fn relative(allocator: &Allocator, from: []const u8, to: []const u8) -> %[]u
         }
         if (to_rest.len == 0) {
             // shave off the trailing slash
-            return result[0...result_index - 1];
+            return result[0..result_index - 1];
         }
 
-        mem.copy(u8, result[result_index...], to_rest);
+        mem.copy(u8, result[result_index..], to_rest);
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ pub fn real(allocator: &Allocator, pathname: []const u8) -> %[]u8 {
     defer os.posixClose(fd);
 
     var buf: ["/proc/self/fd/-2147483648".len]u8 = undefined;
-    const proc_path = fmt.bufPrint(buf[0...], "/proc/self/fd/{}", fd);
+    const proc_path = fmt.bufPrint(buf[0..], "/proc/self/fd/{}", fd);
 
     return os.readLink(allocator, proc_path);
 }
std/special/bootstrap.zig
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ fn callMainAndExit() -> noreturn {
 }
 
 fn callMain(argc: usize, argv: &&u8, envp: &?&u8) -> %void {
-    std.os.args.raw = argv[0...argc];
+    std.os.args.raw = argv[0..argc];
 
     var env_count: usize = 0;
     while (envp[env_count] != null) : (env_count += 1) {}
-    std.os.environ_raw = @ptrCast(&&u8, envp)[0...env_count];
+    std.os.environ_raw = @ptrCast(&&u8, envp)[0..env_count];
 
     std.debug.user_main_fn = root.main;
 
std/special/build_runner.zig
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ pub fn main() -> %void {
     while (arg_i < os.args.count()) : (arg_i += 1) {
         const arg = os.args.at(arg_i);
         if (mem.startsWith(u8, arg, "-D")) {
-            const option_contents = arg[2...];
+            const option_contents = arg[2..];
             if (option_contents.len == 0) {
                 %%io.stderr.printf("Expected option name after '-D'\n\n");
                 return usage(&builder, false, &io.stderr);
             }
             if (mem.indexOfScalar(u8, option_contents, '=')) |name_end| {
-                const option_name = option_contents[0...name_end];
-                const option_value = option_contents[name_end + 1...];
+                const option_name = option_contents[0..name_end];
+                const option_value = option_contents[name_end + 1..];
                 if (builder.addUserInputOption(option_name, option_value))
                     return usage(&builder, false, &io.stderr);
             } else {
std/special/zigrt.zig
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ export coldcc fn __zig_panic(message_ptr: &const u8, message_len: usize) -> nore
     @setDebugSafety(this, false);
 
     if (builtin.__zig_panic_implementation_provided) {
-        @import("@root").panic(message_ptr[0...message_len]);
+        @import("@root").panic(message_ptr[0..message_len]);
     } else if (builtin.os == builtin.Os.freestanding) {
         while (true) {}
     } else {
-        @import("std").debug.panic("{}", message_ptr[0...message_len]);
+        @import("std").debug.panic("{}", message_ptr[0..message_len]);
     }
 }
std/array_list.zig
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ pub fn ArrayList(comptime T: type) -> type{
         }
 
         pub fn toSlice(l: &Self) -> []T {
-            return l.items[0...l.len];
+            return l.items[0..l.len];
         }
 
         pub fn toSliceConst(l: &const Self) -> []const T {
-            return l.items[0...l.len];
+            return l.items[0..l.len];
         }
 
         pub fn append(l: &Self, item: &const T) -> %void {
std/base64.zig
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub fn encodeWithAlphabet(dest: []u8, source: []const u8, alphabet: []const u8)
         out_index += 1;
     }
 
-    return dest[0...out_index];
+    return dest[0..out_index];
 }
 
 pub fn decodeWithAlphabet(dest: []u8, source: []const u8, alphabet: []const u8) -> []u8 {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn decodeWithAlphabet(dest: []u8, source: []const u8, alphabet: []const u8)
         ascii6[c] = u8(i);
     }
 
-    return decodeWithAscii6BitMap(dest, source, ascii6[0...], alphabet[64]);
+    return decodeWithAscii6BitMap(dest, source, ascii6[0..], alphabet[64]);
 }
 
 pub fn decodeWithAscii6BitMap(dest: []u8, source: []const u8, ascii6: []const u8, pad_char: u8) -> []u8 {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ pub fn decodeWithAscii6BitMap(dest: []u8, source: []const u8, ascii6: []const u8
         dest_index += 1;
     }
 
-    return dest[0...dest_index];
+    return dest[0..dest_index];
 }
 
 pub fn calcEncodedSize(source_len: usize) -> usize {
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ fn testBase64Case(expected_decoded: []const u8, expected_encoded: []const u8) {
 
     var buf: [100]u8 = undefined;
 
-    const actual_decoded = decode(buf[0...], expected_encoded);
+    const actual_decoded = decode(buf[0..], expected_encoded);
     assert(actual_decoded.len == expected_decoded.len);
     assert(mem.eql(u8, expected_decoded, actual_decoded));
 
-    const actual_encoded = encode(buf[0...], expected_decoded);
+    const actual_encoded = encode(buf[0..], expected_decoded);
     assert(actual_encoded.len == expected_encoded.len);
     assert(mem.eql(u8, expected_encoded, actual_encoded));
 }
std/buf_map.zig
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub const BufMap = struct {
 
     fn free(self: &BufMap, value: []const u8) {
         // remove the const
-        const mut_value = @ptrCast(&u8, value.ptr)[0...value.len];
+        const mut_value = @ptrCast(&u8, value.ptr)[0..value.len];
         self.hash_map.allocator.free(mut_value);
     }
 
std/buf_set.zig
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub const BufSet = struct {
 
     fn free(self: &BufSet, value: []const u8) {
         // remove the const
-        const mut_value = @ptrCast(&u8, value.ptr)[0...value.len];
+        const mut_value = @ptrCast(&u8, value.ptr)[0..value.len];
         self.hash_map.allocator.free(mut_value);
     }
 
std/buffer.zig
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ pub const Buffer = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn toSlice(self: &Buffer) -> []u8 {
-        return self.list.toSlice()[0...self.len()];
+        return self.list.toSlice()[0..self.len()];
     }
 
     pub fn toSliceConst(self: &const Buffer) -> []const u8 {
-        return self.list.toSliceConst()[0...self.len()];
+        return self.list.toSliceConst()[0..self.len()];
     }
 
     pub fn resize(self: &Buffer, new_len: usize) -> %void {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub const Buffer = struct {
     pub fn append(self: &Buffer, m: []const u8) -> %void {
         const old_len = self.len();
         %return self.resize(old_len + m.len);
-        mem.copy(u8, self.list.toSlice()[old_len...], m);
+        mem.copy(u8, self.list.toSlice()[old_len..], m);
     }
 
     pub fn appendByte(self: &Buffer, byte: u8) -> %void {
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ pub const Buffer = struct {
 
     pub fn startsWith(self: &const Buffer, m: []const u8) -> bool {
         if (self.len() < m.len) return false;
-        return mem.eql(u8, self.list.items[0...m.len], m);
+        return mem.eql(u8, self.list.items[0..m.len], m);
     }
 
     pub fn endsWith(self: &const Buffer, m: []const u8) -> bool {
         const l = self.len();
         if (l < m.len) return false;
         const start = l - m.len;
-        return mem.eql(u8, self.list.items[start...], m);
+        return mem.eql(u8, self.list.items[start..], m);
     }
 
     pub fn replaceContents(self: &const Buffer, m: []const u8) -> %void {
std/build.zig
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ pub const Builder = struct {
                     };
                     self.addRPath(rpath);
                 } else if (word.len > 2 and word[0] == '-' and word[1] == 'L') {
-                    const lib_path = word[2...];
+                    const lib_path = word[2..];
                     self.addLibPath(lib_path);
                 } else {
                     %%io.stderr.printf("Unrecognized C flag from NIX_LDFLAGS: {}\n", word);
std/cstr.zig
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ pub fn cmp(a: &const u8, b: &const u8) -> i8 {
 }
 
 pub fn toSliceConst(str: &const u8) -> []const u8 {
-    return str[0...len(str)];
+    return str[0..len(str)];
 }
 
 pub fn toSlice(str: &u8) -> []u8 {
-    return str[0...len(str)];
+    return str[0..len(str)];
 }
 
 test "cstr fns" {
std/debug.zig
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ fn printLineFromFile(allocator: &mem.Allocator, out_stream: &io.OutStream, line_
     var column: usize = 1;
     var abs_index: usize = 0;
     while (true) {
-        const amt_read = %return f.read(buf[0...]);
-        const slice = buf[0...amt_read];
+        const amt_read = %return f.read(buf[0..]);
+        const slice = buf[0..amt_read];
 
         for (slice) |byte| {
             if (line == line_info.line) {
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ var some_mem: [100 * 1024]u8 = undefined;
 var some_mem_index: usize = 0;
 
 fn globalAlloc(self: &mem.Allocator, n: usize) -> %[]u8 {
-    const result = some_mem[some_mem_index ... some_mem_index + n];
+    const result = some_mem[some_mem_index .. some_mem_index + n];
     some_mem_index += n;
     return result;
 }
std/elf.zig
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub const Elf = struct {
         elf.auto_close_stream = false;
 
         var magic: [4]u8 = undefined;
-        %return elf.in_stream.readNoEof(magic[0...]);
+        %return elf.in_stream.readNoEof(magic[0..]);
         if (!mem.eql(u8, magic, "\x7fELF")) return error.InvalidFormat;
 
         elf.is_64 = switch (%return elf.in_stream.readByte()) {
std/endian.zig
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ pub fn swapIf(is_be: bool, comptime T: type, x: T) -> T {
 
 pub fn swap(comptime T: type, x: T) -> T {
     var buf: [@sizeOf(T)]u8 = undefined;
-    mem.writeInt(buf[0...], x, false);
+    mem.writeInt(buf[0..], x, false);
     return mem.readInt(buf, T, true);
 }
std/fmt.zig
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ pub fn format(context: var, output: fn(@typeOf(context), []const u8)->bool,
                 '{' => {
                     // TODO if you make this an if statement with `and` then it breaks
                     if (start_index < i) {
-                        if (!output(context, fmt[start_index...i]))
+                        if (!output(context, fmt[start_index..i]))
                             return false;
                     }
                     state = State.OpenBrace;
                 },
                 '}' => {
                     if (start_index < i) {
-                        if (!output(context, fmt[start_index...i]))
+                        if (!output(context, fmt[start_index..i]))
                             return false;
                     }
                     state = State.CloseBrace;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ pub fn format(context: var, output: fn(@typeOf(context), []const u8)->bool,
             },
             State.IntegerWidth => switch (c) {
                 '}' => {
-                    width = comptime %%parseUnsigned(usize, fmt[width_start...i], 10);
+                    width = comptime %%parseUnsigned(usize, fmt[width_start..i], 10);
                     if (!formatInt(args[next_arg], radix, uppercase, width, context, output))
                         return false;
                     next_arg += 1;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ pub fn format(context: var, output: fn(@typeOf(context), []const u8)->bool,
             },
             State.BufWidth => switch (c) {
                 '}' => {
-                    width = comptime %%parseUnsigned(usize, fmt[width_start...i], 10);
+                    width = comptime %%parseUnsigned(usize, fmt[width_start..i], 10);
                     if (!formatBuf(args[next_arg], width, context, output))
                         return false;
                     next_arg += 1;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ pub fn format(context: var, output: fn(@typeOf(context), []const u8)->bool,
         }
     }
     if (start_index < fmt.len) {
-        if (!output(context, fmt[start_index...]))
+        if (!output(context, fmt[start_index..]))
             return false;
     }
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ pub fn formatValue(value: var, context: var, output: fn(@typeOf(context), []cons
 }
 
 pub fn formatAsciiChar(c: u8, context: var, output: fn(@typeOf(context), []const u8)->bool) -> bool {
-    return output(context, (&c)[0...1]);
+    return output(context, (&c)[0..1]);
 }
 
 pub fn formatBuf(buf: []const u8, width: usize,
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ pub fn formatBuf(buf: []const u8, width: usize,
     var leftover_padding = if (width > buf.len) (width - buf.len) else return true;
     const pad_byte: u8 = ' ';
     while (leftover_padding > 0) : (leftover_padding -= 1) {
-        if (!output(context, (&pad_byte)[0...1]))
+        if (!output(context, (&pad_byte)[0..1]))
             return false;
     }
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ fn formatIntSigned(value: var, base: u8, uppercase: bool, width: usize,
     const uint = @IntType(false, @typeOf(value).bit_count);
     if (value < 0) {
         const minus_sign: u8 = '-';
-        if (!output(context, (&minus_sign)[0...1]))
+        if (!output(context, (&minus_sign)[0..1]))
             return false;
         const new_value = uint(-(value + 1)) + 1;
         const new_width = if (width == 0) 0 else (width - 1);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ fn formatIntSigned(value: var, base: u8, uppercase: bool, width: usize,
         return formatIntUnsigned(uint(value), base, uppercase, width, context, output);
     } else {
         const plus_sign: u8 = '+';
-        if (!output(context, (&plus_sign)[0...1]))
+        if (!output(context, (&plus_sign)[0..1]))
             return false;
         const new_value = uint(value);
         const new_width = if (width == 0) 0 else (width - 1);
@@ -269,24 +269,24 @@ fn formatIntUnsigned(value: var, base: u8, uppercase: bool, width: usize,
             break;
     }
 
-    const digits_buf = buf[index...];
+    const digits_buf = buf[index..];
     const padding = if (width > digits_buf.len) (width - digits_buf.len) else 0;
 
     if (padding > index) {
         const zero_byte: u8 = '0';
         var leftover_padding = padding - index;
         while (true) {
-            if (!output(context, (&zero_byte)[0...1]))
+            if (!output(context, (&zero_byte)[0..1]))
                 return false;
             leftover_padding -= 1;
             if (leftover_padding == 0)
                 break;
         }
-        mem.set(u8, buf[0...index], '0');
+        mem.set(u8, buf[0..index], '0');
         return output(context, buf);
     } else {
-        const padded_buf = buf[index - padding...];
-        mem.set(u8, padded_buf[0...padding], '0');
+        const padded_buf = buf[index - padding..];
+        mem.set(u8, padded_buf[0..padding], '0');
         return output(context, padded_buf);
     }
 }
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ const FormatIntBuf = struct {
     index: usize,
 };
 fn formatIntCallback(context: &FormatIntBuf, bytes: []const u8) -> bool {
-    mem.copy(u8, context.out_buf[context.index...], bytes);
+    mem.copy(u8, context.out_buf[context.index..], bytes);
     context.index += bytes.len;
     return true;
 }
@@ -350,14 +350,14 @@ const BufPrintContext = struct {
 
 fn bufPrintWrite(context: &BufPrintContext, bytes: []const u8) -> bool {
     mem.copy(u8, context.remaining, bytes);
-    context.remaining = context.remaining[bytes.len...];
+    context.remaining = context.remaining[bytes.len..];
     return true;
 }
 
 pub fn bufPrint(buf: []u8, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: ...) -> []u8 {
     var context = BufPrintContext { .remaining = buf, };
     _ = format(&context, bufPrintWrite, fmt, args);
-    return buf[0...buf.len - context.remaining.len];
+    return buf[0..buf.len - context.remaining.len];
 }
 
 pub fn allocPrint(allocator: &mem.Allocator, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: ...) -> %[]u8 {
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ fn countSize(size: &usize, bytes: []const u8) -> bool {
 
 test "buf print int" {
     var buffer: [max_int_digits]u8 = undefined;
-    const buf = buffer[0...];
+    const buf = buffer[0..];
     assert(mem.eql(u8, bufPrintIntToSlice(buf, i32(-12345678), 2, false, 0), "-101111000110000101001110"));
     assert(mem.eql(u8, bufPrintIntToSlice(buf, i32(-12345678), 10, false, 0), "-12345678"));
     assert(mem.eql(u8, bufPrintIntToSlice(buf, i32(-12345678), 16, false, 0), "-bc614e"));
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ test "buf print int" {
 }
 
 fn bufPrintIntToSlice(buf: []u8, value: var, base: u8, uppercase: bool, width: usize) -> []u8 {
-    return buf[0...formatIntBuf(buf, value, base, uppercase, width)];
+    return buf[0..formatIntBuf(buf, value, base, uppercase, width)];
 }
 
 test "parse u64 digit too big" {
std/io.zig
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub const OutStream = struct {
         while (src_index < bytes.len) {
             const dest_space_left = self.buffer.len - self.index;
             const copy_amt = math.min(dest_space_left, bytes.len - src_index);
-            mem.copy(u8, self.buffer[self.index...], bytes[src_index...src_index + copy_amt]);
+            mem.copy(u8, self.buffer[self.index..], bytes[src_index..src_index + copy_amt]);
             self.index += copy_amt;
             assert(self.index <= self.buffer.len);
             if (self.index == self.buffer.len) {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ pub const OutStream = struct {
 
     pub fn flush(self: &OutStream) -> %void {
         if (self.index != 0) {
-            %return os.posixWrite(self.fd, self.buffer[0...self.index]);
+            %return os.posixWrite(self.fd, self.buffer[0..self.index]);
             self.index = 0;
         }
     }
@@ -236,13 +236,13 @@ pub const InStream = struct {
 
     pub fn readByte(is: &InStream) -> %u8 {
         var result: [1]u8 = undefined;
-        %return is.readNoEof(result[0...]);
+        %return is.readNoEof(result[0..]);
         return result[0];
     }
 
     pub fn readByteSigned(is: &InStream) -> %i8 {
         var result: [1]i8 = undefined;
-        %return is.readNoEof(([]u8)(result[0...]));
+        %return is.readNoEof(([]u8)(result[0..]));
         return result[0];
     }
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ pub const InStream = struct {
 
     pub fn readInt(is: &InStream, is_be: bool, comptime T: type) -> %T {
         var bytes: [@sizeOf(T)]u8 = undefined;
-        %return is.readNoEof(bytes[0...]);
+        %return is.readNoEof(bytes[0..]);
         return mem.readInt(bytes, T, is_be);
     }
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ pub const InStream = struct {
         assert(size <= @sizeOf(T));
         assert(size <= 8);
         var input_buf: [8]u8 = undefined;
-        const input_slice = input_buf[0...size];
+        const input_slice = input_buf[0..size];
         %return is.readNoEof(input_slice);
         return mem.readInt(input_slice, T, is_be);
     }
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ pub const InStream = struct {
 
         var actual_buf_len: usize = 0;
         while (true) {
-            const dest_slice = buf.toSlice()[actual_buf_len...];
+            const dest_slice = buf.toSlice()[actual_buf_len..];
             const bytes_read = %return is.read(dest_slice);
             actual_buf_len += bytes_read;
 
std/mem.zig
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub const Allocator = struct {
     }
 
     fn destroy(self: &Allocator, ptr: var) {
-        self.free(ptr[0...1]);
+        self.free(ptr[0..1]);
     }
 
     fn alloc(self: &Allocator, comptime T: type, n: usize) -> %[]T {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub const IncrementingAllocator = struct {
                         .reallocFn = realloc,
                         .freeFn = free,
                     },
-                    .bytes = @intToPtr(&u8, addr)[0...capacity],
+                    .bytes = @intToPtr(&u8, addr)[0..capacity],
                     .end_index = 0,
                 };
             },
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub const IncrementingAllocator = struct {
         if (new_end_index > self.bytes.len) {
             return error.NoMem;
         }
-        const result = self.bytes[self.end_index...new_end_index];
+        const result = self.bytes[self.end_index..new_end_index];
         self.end_index = new_end_index;
         return result;
     }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ pub fn indexOf(comptime T: type, haystack: []const T, needle: []const T) -> ?usi
     var i: usize = 0;
     const end = haystack.len - needle.len;
     while (i <= end) : (i += 1) {
-        if (eql(T, haystack[i...i + needle.len], needle))
+        if (eql(T, haystack[i .. i + needle.len], needle))
             return i;
     }
     return null;
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ test "mem.split" {
 }
 
 pub fn startsWith(comptime T: type, haystack: []const T, needle: []const T) -> bool {
-    return if (needle.len > haystack.len) false else eql(T, haystack[0...needle.len], needle);
+    return if (needle.len > haystack.len) false else eql(T, haystack[0 .. needle.len], needle);
 }
 
 const SplitIterator = struct {
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ const SplitIterator = struct {
         while (self.index < self.s.len and self.s[self.index] != self.c) : (self.index += 1) {}
         const end = self.index;
 
-        return self.s[start...end];
+        return self.s[start..end];
     }
 
     /// Returns a slice of the remaining bytes. Does not affect iterator state.
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ const SplitIterator = struct {
         // move to beginning of token
         var index: usize = self.index;
         while (index < self.s.len and self.s[index] == self.c) : (index += 1) {}
-        return self.s[index...];
+        return self.s[index..];
     }
 };
 
@@ -320,16 +320,16 @@ test "testWriteInt" {
 fn testWriteIntImpl() {
     var bytes: [4]u8 = undefined;
 
-    writeInt(bytes[0...], u32(0x12345678), true);
+    writeInt(bytes[0..], u32(0x12345678), true);
     assert(eql(u8, bytes, []u8{ 0x12, 0x34, 0x56, 0x78 }));
 
-    writeInt(bytes[0...], u32(0x78563412), false);
+    writeInt(bytes[0..], u32(0x78563412), false);
     assert(eql(u8, bytes, []u8{ 0x12, 0x34, 0x56, 0x78 }));
 
-    writeInt(bytes[0...], u16(0x1234), true);
+    writeInt(bytes[0..], u16(0x1234), true);
     assert(eql(u8, bytes, []u8{ 0x00, 0x00, 0x12, 0x34 }));
 
-    writeInt(bytes[0...], u16(0x1234), false);
+    writeInt(bytes[0..], u16(0x1234), false);
     assert(eql(u8, bytes, []u8{ 0x34, 0x12, 0x00, 0x00 }));
 }
 
std/net.zig
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const Connection = struct {
         const recv_ret = linux.recvfrom(c.socket_fd, buf.ptr, buf.len, 0, null, null);
         const recv_err = linux.getErrno(recv_ret);
         switch (recv_err) {
-            0 => return buf[0...recv_ret],
+            0 => return buf[0..recv_ret],
             errno.EINVAL => unreachable,
             errno.EFAULT => unreachable,
             errno.ENOTSOCK => return error.NotSocket,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pub fn lookup(hostname: []const u8, out_addrs: []Address) -> %[]Address {
     //switch (parseIpLiteral(hostname)) {
     //    Ok => |addr| {
     //        out_addrs[0] = addr;
-    //        return out_addrs[0...1];
+    //        return out_addrs[0..1];
     //    },
     //    else => {},
     //};
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn connectAddr(addr: &Address, port: u16) -> %Connection {
 
 pub fn connect(hostname: []const u8, port: u16) -> %Connection {
     var addrs_buf: [1]Address = undefined;
-    const addrs_slice = %return lookup(hostname, addrs_buf[0...]);
+    const addrs_slice = %return lookup(hostname, addrs_buf[0..]);
     const main_addr = &addrs_slice[0];
 
     return connectAddr(main_addr, port);
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ fn parseIp6(buf: []const u8) -> %Address {
     var result: Address = undefined;
     result.family = linux.AF_INET6;
     result.scope_id = 0;
-    const ip_slice = result.addr[0...];
+    const ip_slice = result.addr[0..];
 
     var x: u16 = 0;
     var saw_any_digits = false;
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ fn parseIp6(buf: []const u8) -> %Address {
 
 fn parseIp4(buf: []const u8) -> %u32 {
     var result: u32 = undefined;
-    const out_ptr = ([]u8)((&result)[0...1]);
+    const out_ptr = ([]u8)((&result)[0..1]);
 
     var x: u8 = 0;
     var index: u8 = 0;
std/rand.zig
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub const Rand = struct {
             return (r.rng.get() & 0b1) == 0;
         } else {
             var result: [@sizeOf(T)]u8 = undefined;
-            r.fillBytes(result[0...]);
+            r.fillBytes(result[0..]);
             return mem.readInt(result, T, false);
         }
     }
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ pub const Rand = struct {
     pub fn fillBytes(r: &Rand, buf: []u8) {
         var bytes_left = buf.len;
         while (bytes_left >= @sizeOf(usize)) {
-            mem.writeInt(buf[buf.len - bytes_left...], r.rng.get(), false);
+            mem.writeInt(buf[buf.len - bytes_left..], r.rng.get(), false);
             bytes_left -= @sizeOf(usize);
         }
         if (bytes_left > 0) {
             var rand_val_array: [@sizeOf(usize)]u8 = undefined;
-            mem.writeInt(rand_val_array[0...], r.rng.get(), false);
+            mem.writeInt(rand_val_array[0..], r.rng.get(), false);
             while (bytes_left > 0) {
                 buf[buf.len - bytes_left] = rand_val_array[@sizeOf(usize) - bytes_left];
                 bytes_left -= 1;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub const Rand = struct {
         var rand_val_array: [@sizeOf(T)]u8 = undefined;
 
         while (true) {
-            r.fillBytes(rand_val_array[0...]);
+            r.fillBytes(rand_val_array[0..]);
             const rand_val = mem.readInt(rand_val_array, T, false);
             if (rand_val < upper_bound) {
                 return start + (rand_val % range);
std/sort.zig
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ test "testSort" {
 
     for (u8cases) |case| {
         var buf: [8]u8 = undefined;
-        const slice = buf[0...case[0].len];
+        const slice = buf[0..case[0].len];
         mem.copy(u8, slice, case[0]);
         sort(u8, slice, u8asc);
         assert(mem.eql(u8, slice, case[1]));
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test "testSort" {
 
     for (i32cases) |case| {
         var buf: [8]i32 = undefined;
-        const slice = buf[0...case[0].len];
+        const slice = buf[0..case[0].len];
         mem.copy(i32, slice, case[0]);
         sort(i32, slice, i32asc);
         assert(mem.eql(i32, slice, case[1]));
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ test "testSortDesc" {
 
     for (rev_cases) |case| {
         var buf: [8]i32 = undefined;
-        const slice = buf[0...case[0].len];
+        const slice = buf[0..case[0].len];
         mem.copy(i32, slice, case[0]);
         sort(i32, slice, i32desc);
         assert(mem.eql(i32, slice, case[1]));
test/cases/array.zig
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const Str = struct {
     a: []Sub,
 };
 test "setGlobalVarArrayViaSliceEmbeddedInStruct" {
-    var s = Str { .a = s_array[0...]};
+    var s = Str { .a = s_array[0..]};
 
     s.a[0].b = 1;
     s.a[1].b = 2;
test/cases/cast.zig
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ fn peerTypeEmptyArrayAndSlice(a: bool, slice: []const u8) -> []const u8 {
         return []const u8 {};
     }
 
-    return slice[0...1];
+    return slice[0..1];
 }
 
 test "implicitly cast from [N]T to ?[]const T" {
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ fn gimmeErrOrSlice() -> %[]u8 {
 test "peer type resolution: [0]u8, []const u8, and %[]u8" {
     {
         var data = "hi";
-        const slice = data[0...];
+        const slice = data[0..];
         assert((%%peerTypeEmptyArrayAndSliceAndError(true, slice)).len == 0);
         assert((%%peerTypeEmptyArrayAndSliceAndError(false, slice)).len == 1);
     }
     comptime {
         var data = "hi";
-        const slice = data[0...];
+        const slice = data[0..];
         assert((%%peerTypeEmptyArrayAndSliceAndError(true, slice)).len == 0);
         assert((%%peerTypeEmptyArrayAndSliceAndError(false, slice)).len == 1);
     }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ fn peerTypeEmptyArrayAndSliceAndError(a: bool, slice: []u8) -> %[]u8 {
         return []u8{};
     }
 
-    return slice[0...1];
+    return slice[0..1];
 }
 
 test "resolve undefined with integer" {
test/cases/const_slice_child.zig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ fn bar(argc: usize) {
     const args = %%debug.global_allocator.alloc([]const u8, argc);
     for (args) |_, i| {
         const ptr = argv[i];
-        args[i] = ptr[0...strlen(ptr)];
+        args[i] = ptr[0..strlen(ptr)];
     }
     foo(args);
 }
test/cases/enum_with_members.zig
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ test "enumWithMembers" {
     const b = ET.UINT { 42 };
     var buf: [20]u8 = undefined;
 
-    assert(%%a.print(buf[0...]) == 3);
-    assert(mem.eql(u8, buf[0...3], "-42"));
+    assert(%%a.print(buf[0..]) == 3);
+    assert(mem.eql(u8, buf[0..3], "-42"));
 
-    assert(%%b.print(buf[0...]) == 2);
-    assert(mem.eql(u8, buf[0...2], "42"));
+    assert(%%b.print(buf[0..]) == 2);
+    assert(mem.eql(u8, buf[0..2], "42"));
 }
test/cases/eval.zig
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ test "constSlice" {
     comptime {
         const a = "1234567890";
         assert(a.len == 10);
-        const b = a[1...2];
+        const b = a[1..2];
         assert(b.len == 1);
         assert(b[0] == '2');
     }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ test "callMethodOnBoundFnReferringToVarInstance" {
 test "ptrToLocalArrayArgumentAtComptime" {
     comptime {
         var bytes: [10]u8 = undefined;
-        modifySomeBytes(bytes[0...]);
+        modifySomeBytes(bytes[0..]);
         assert(bytes[0] == 'a');
         assert(bytes[9] == 'b');
     }
test/cases/for.zig
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ test "continueInForLoop" {
 test "forLoopWithPointerElemVar" {
     const source = "abcdefg";
     var target: [source.len]u8 = undefined;
-    mem.copy(u8, target[0...], source);
-    mangleString(target[0...]);
+    mem.copy(u8, target[0..], source);
+    mangleString(target[0..]);
     assert(mem.eql(u8, target, "bcdefgh"));
 }
 fn mangleString(s: []u8) {
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@ test "basicForLoop" {
         buf_index += 1;
     }
 
-    assert(mem.eql(u8, buffer[0...buf_index], expected_result));
+    assert(mem.eql(u8, buffer[0..buf_index], expected_result));
 }
test/cases/misc.zig
@@ -173,14 +173,14 @@ test "slicing" {
 
     array[5] = 1234;
 
-    var slice = array[5...10];
+    var slice = array[5..10];
 
     if (slice.len != 5) unreachable;
 
     const ptr = &slice[0];
     if (ptr[0] != 1234) unreachable;
 
-    var slice_rest = array[10...];
+    var slice_rest = array[10..];
     if (slice_rest.len != 10) unreachable;
 }
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ test "generic malloc free" {
 }
 const some_mem : [100]u8 = undefined;
 fn memAlloc(comptime T: type, n: usize) -> %[]T {
-    return @ptrCast(&T, &some_mem[0])[0...n];
+    return @ptrCast(&T, &some_mem[0])[0..n];
 }
 fn memFree(comptime T: type, memory: []T) { }
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ test "C string concatenation" {
 test "cast slice to u8 slice" {
     assert(@sizeOf(i32) == 4);
     var big_thing_array = []i32{1, 2, 3, 4};
-    const big_thing_slice: []i32 = big_thing_array[0...];
+    const big_thing_slice: []i32 = big_thing_array[0..];
     const bytes = ([]u8)(big_thing_slice);
     assert(bytes.len == 4 * 4);
     bytes[4] = 0;
@@ -509,9 +509,9 @@ test "volatile load and store" {
 
 test "slice string literal has type []const u8" {
     comptime {
-        assert(@typeOf("aoeu"[0...]) == []const u8);
+        assert(@typeOf("aoeu"[0..]) == []const u8);
         const array = []i32{1, 2, 3, 4};
-        assert(@typeOf(array[0...]) == []const i32);
+        assert(@typeOf(array[0..]) == []const i32);
     }
 }
 
test/cases/slice.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const assert = @import("std").debug.assert;
 
-const x = @intToPtr(&i32, 0x1000)[0...0x500];
-const y = x[0x100...];
+const x = @intToPtr(&i32, 0x1000)[0..0x500];
+const y = x[0x100..];
 test "compile time slice of pointer to hard coded address" {
     assert(usize(x.ptr) == 0x1000);
     assert(x.len == 0x500);
test/cases/struct.zig
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ test "packedArray24Bits" {
 
     var bytes = []u8{0} ** (@sizeOf(FooArray24Bits) + 1);
     bytes[bytes.len - 1] = 0xaa;
-    const ptr = &([]FooArray24Bits)(bytes[0...bytes.len - 1])[0];
+    const ptr = &([]FooArray24Bits)(bytes[0..bytes.len - 1])[0];
     assert(ptr.a == 0);
     assert(ptr.b[0].field == 0);
     assert(ptr.b[1].field == 0);
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ test "alignedArrayOfPackedStruct" {
     }
 
     var bytes = []u8{0xbb} ** @sizeOf(FooArrayOfAligned);
-    const ptr = &([]FooArrayOfAligned)(bytes[0...bytes.len])[0];
+    const ptr = &([]FooArrayOfAligned)(bytes[0..bytes.len])[0];
 
     assert(ptr.a[0].a == 0xbb);
     assert(ptr.a[0].b == 0xbb);
test/cases/struct_contains_slice_of_itself.zig
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ test "struct contains slice of itself" {
         },
         Node {
             .payload = 3,
-            .children = other_nodes[0...],
+            .children = other_nodes[0..],
         },
     };
     const root = Node {
         .payload = 1234,
-        .children = nodes[0...],
+        .children = nodes[0..],
     };
     assert(root.payload == 1234);
     assert(root.children[0].payload == 1);
test/compile_errors.zig
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: &tests.CompileErrorContext) {
     cases.add("bogus method call on slice",
         \\var self = "aoeu";
         \\fn f(m: []const u8) {
-        \\    m.copy(u8, self[0...], m);
+        \\    m.copy(u8, self[0..], m);
         \\}
         \\export fn entry() -> usize { @sizeOf(@typeOf(f)) }
     , ".tmp_source.zig:3:6: error: no member named 'copy' in '[]const u8'");
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: &tests.CompileErrorContext) {
         \\pub fn pass(in: []u8) -> []u8 {
         \\    var out = &s_buffer;
         \\    *out[0] = in[0];
-        \\    return (*out)[0...1];
+        \\    return (*out)[0..1];
         \\}
         \\
         \\export fn entry() -> usize { @sizeOf(@typeOf(pass)) }