func{T<:Foo}(bar::T)
should do what you want, I think
On 5 January 2015 at 18:28, Samuel Colvin <samcol...@gmail.com> wrote:
> julia> abstract Foo
>
> julia> type SubFoo <: Foo
> x
> end
>
> julia> func(bar::Type{Foo}) = println(bar)
> func (generic function with 1 method)
>
> julia> f=SubFoo(1)
> SubFoo(1)
>
> julia> func(typeof(f))
> ERROR: `func` has no method matching func(::Type{SubFoo})
>
>
>
> What do I need to replace "Type{Foo}" with to get this working?
>
> I tried "Type{T<:Foo}" and "Type{<:Foo}" but neither worked, I felt I was
> close though?
>
