> In a related matter, computer languages with Symbolic Mathematics > capabilities, like Mapple, let you explicitly demand where do > you want the operation to take place. > > This could be done naturally in perl6 using the colon meta-operator: > > my $plain = $c - $d : Math::Complex # 3.0 + 0i > sqrt(2 : Math::Integers) # -> exception or not-a-number
Not a bad idea,. I beleive that the perl6 adjective operator (for functions) will be a semicolon, not a colon. I'm not sure how it is planned to apply it to operators. Its also plausable to use properties: my $plain2 is Math::Complex = $c - $d. That would require overloading the '-' operator based on return type; and could get a bit nasty. Dave.
