Subroutine question

[ToddAndMargo]

Hi All, I am reading up on subroutines over at:      https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Perl_6_Programming/Subroutines The above states:        In a subroutine declaration, named parameters must come after        all required and optional positional parameters. Named parameters        are treated as optional by default unless they are followed by a !.        Actually, you can put a ! after required positional parameters as well,        but that's the default. sub mySub( :$name!, # Required :$type, # Optional :$method? # Still optional ) Is their example a boo-boo? :$type, # Optional How is this "optional" when "!" is the default? What am I missing? Many thanks, -T -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am Windows I am the Blue Screen of Death No one hears your screams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~