Chris Dutton wrote:
> .... and this just jumped out at me:
>
> class Foo {
> private string|int bar;
> static create(string|int newBar) {
> bar = newBar;
> }
> }
>
> In other words, as I understand it, you can type the variable bar as
> either an int or a string.
>
> Aside from simply, "my $bar;", will we be able to repeat this behavior
> in Perl6 programs?
Well, I'm still hopeful Larry will approve superpositions. In which case,
since types in Perl 6 are first-class, you would be able to write
the same thing something like:
class Foo {
attr any(str,int) $bar;
method SETUP(any(str,int) $newBar) {
$bar = $newBar;
}
}
Damian
