Re: int and Str in sub declaration question

2020-01-12 Thread ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
On 2020-01-12 18:23, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote: On 2020-01-12 16:05, Joseph Brenner wrote: This can be done with an explicit, named subset if you like:    subset StrOrInt where Str | Int;    sub do_stuff ( StrOrInt $item ) {    say "$item is a " ~ $item.^name;    } Hi Joseph, I

Re: int and Str in sub declaration question

2020-01-12 Thread ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
On 2020-01-09 06:56, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote:     mailto:perl6-users@perl.org>> wrote:     Hi All,     In a sub declaration, is there a way to constrain     a variable to only an "int32" or a "Str" (I want both)?     Or do I have to put up with the other types of "Any

Re: int and Str in sub declaration question

2020-01-12 Thread ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
On 2020-01-12 16:05, Joseph Brenner wrote: This can be done with an explicit, named subset if you like: subset StrOrInt where Str | Int; sub do_stuff ( StrOrInt $item ) { say "$item is a " ~ $item.^name; } Hi Joseph, I like it. Now to figure where to put it so it is apparent

Re: int and Str in sub declaration question

2020-01-12 Thread Joseph Brenner
This can be done with an explicit, named subset if you like: subset StrOrInt where Str | Int; sub do_stuff ( StrOrInt $item ) { say "$item is a " ~ $item.^name; } On 1/9/20, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote: mailto:perl6-users@perl.org>> wrote: Hi All,

Re: int and Str in sub declaration question

2020-01-09 Thread ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
mailto:perl6-users@perl.org>> wrote: Hi All, In a sub declaration, is there a way to constrain a variable to only an "int32" or a "Str" (I want both)? Or do I have to put up with the other types of "Any"? Many thanks, -T On Thu, 9 Jan 2020

Re: int and Str in sub declaration question

2020-01-08 Thread WFB
For the sake of readability you might want use a subset: https://docs.raku.org/language/typesystem#subset On Thu, 9 Jan 2020 at 08:13, WFB wrote: > Hi, Todd, > > If I understand your question right, then you mean something like that: > > sub do-soemthing($value where { .WHAT ~~ Str || .WHAT ~~ I

Re: int and Str in sub declaration question

2020-01-08 Thread WFB
Hi, Todd, If I understand your question right, then you mean something like that: sub do-soemthing($value where { .WHAT ~~ Str || .WHAT ~~ Int }) {} https://docs.raku.org/type/Signature#index-entry-where_clause Regards On Thu, 9 Jan 2020 at 03:58, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users < perl6-users@per

int and Str in sub declaration question

2020-01-08 Thread ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
Hi All, In a sub declaration, is there a way to constrain a variable to only an "int32" or a "Str" (I want both)? Or do I have to put up with the other types of "Any"? Many thanks, -T