On Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:19:45 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
> > (3, Nil)
> (3 Nil)
> > List.new(3, Nil)
> (3 (Any))
>
> It is possible (as it should be) to put Nil into a List, if it's
> constructed using the comma operator. But constructing it via the
> List.new() constructor replaces the Nil with Any. I think this is a bug
> in List.new(): it should accept any argument, including Nil, and put it
> into a List.
>
> -zefram
Also spotting similar behaviour with Map.new. Since (unlike a Hash), it's not
creating containers for its things, I'd expect it to retain the Nil as Nil.
m: dd Map.new: ("z", Nil)
rakudo-moar f925c6: OUTPUT: «Map.new((:z(Any)))»
