[julia-users] inner constructor returning an object of a different type

[Tamas Papp]

Hi,

I have seen the following pattern in some library code: a type with an
inner constructor which returns a value which is not of that type. A
contrived example is

type Foo
    Foo() = :something_else
end

Apparently this is OK (in 0.4.5 at least where I tried). Is this an
oversight? Or if this has an application, could someone please share an
example? (It made little sense in the context I saw it).

Best,

Tamas