Re: RFC 49 (v1) Objects should have builtin string SCALA

[Bart Lateur]

On Sun, 06 Aug 2000 17:20:06 -0700, Nathan Wiger wrote:

>I'm not against other names. You're right, STRINGIFY has a ring to it,
>but I worry it might be too catchy for its own good? Not sure.
>
>The reason I thought SCALAR was good was because of this:
>
>    print scalar $object;
>
>If this calls $object->SCALAR (I think it would) then I think that's a
>compelling argument on its own.

It sounds to me like an object would no longer be a scalar.

Heh?!?

STRINGIFY would have my vote. "It's a string!!!". A string is a very
specific subtype of scalar.

-- 
        Bart.