subclassed Iterator dispatch question

2024-01-24 Thread DMisener
Thanks **Calonger** Very clever! Wrapping the _non-dispatchable_ **iterator** in a _dispatchable_ **method** makes so much sense.

subclassed Iterator dispatch question

2024-01-23 Thread Calonger
Try a import sequtils type Number = object of RootObj Odd = object of Number Even = object of Number method sample(number: Number): iterator(): int = result = iterator(): int = for i in [1, 2, 3]: yield i method samp

subclassed Iterator dispatch question

2024-01-23 Thread DMisener
Thanks for the quick response. Not the answer I was hoping for for but we don't want to shoot the message :-) Followup questions: * Is there a recommended best practice for handling this type of situation? * Maybe there a way of getting the actual _dispatch_ type (since _object_ **of** _kin

subclassed Iterator dispatch question

2024-01-23 Thread ElegantBeef
`iterator`s are statically dispatched so you need to change the type inside of your typecheck branch and call the corresponding iterators. The only builtin dynamic dispatch Nim has is `method`.

subclassed Iterator dispatch question

2024-01-23 Thread DMisener
Question: How do I dispatch the appropriate **iterator** for an subclassed object? The following is a simple exemplar to clarify: ( _in the real world where would be many more subclass types_ ) We have two objects: ( **one** and **two** ) which are inherited from a common class ( **Number** )