David Coppit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> However, if the hashes are not exactly the same, then you shouldn't rely on
> their apparent compatibility (and NC won't let you). What if the slashdot
> handler writer changes the format of the hash? Your stuff would break.
>
> What you might be asking for is automatic conversion from one type to another,
> sorta like when you try to add an integer and a real in most programming
> languages. Sorry, but that's a can of worms I don't intend to open yet. :)
What I would prefer is a way to override the type system. Better yet,
make it into a warning and not a fatal error. If I tell it to do
something, I mean to do that. Having it check types is great, but
having it enforce it 100% without override possibilities isn't :-)
> I recommend using Ryan's solution.
>
> Regards,
> David
>
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> "I suppose," said Pooh, "that that's why he never understands anything."
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