On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 07:18:04PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Sean Davis wrote:
> >On Wed, Jan 19, 2005 at 02:44:49AM +0100, Daniel Jung wrote:
> >
> >>Hi all
> >>
> >>[LambdaMOO 1.8.0r5]
> >>
> >>Please do this:
> >>
> >> eval me:tell(me ? "I exist" | "I don't exist")
> >>
> >>MOO objects don't seem to be "true", and I cannot see why. Could anyone
> >>enlighten me please. Both "banana", 14, {1,2,3} and #1 should exist.
> >>
> >>Then do this
> >>
> >> eval me:tell(OBJ ? "Objects exist" | "Objects don't exist")
> >>
> >>Type and example are returned true when it is a string (STR and
> >>`"banana"'), an integer (INT and `14') and a list (LIST and `{1,2,3}').
> >>But in OBJ, only the type is returned true; the example (be it valid or
> >>not) is returned false. I find this inconsistent, but maybe this is so
> >>by design?
> >>
> >>Last example:
> >>
> >> eval me:tell(ERR ? "Errors exist" | "Errors don't exist")
> >> eval me:tell(E_TYPE ? "Mismatch exists" | "Mismatch doesn't exist")
> >
> >
> >
> >All I can say is... weird. My results seem to confirm yours, running
> >1.8.1+foo2.7.4:
> >I don't exist
> >Objects exist
> >Errors exist
> >Mismatch doesn't exist
> >
>
> RTFM. Type names are actually integers.
Yes, they are. I was merely running the suggested evals. No need to "RTFM"
at me. I'm quite aware that type names are integers. I merely found the
results of those tests... curious... for lack of a better word.
-Sean
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