oops, i only now saw the thread you had about it. never mind, then!
On 07/08/18 15:31, Timo Paulssen wrote: > dd is a function that outputs a value, and dd returns Nil. You're > assigning the result of dd to $x, which resets the variable to its > default value, which is the (Str) you see, i.e. an undefined String. > > Just throw out the dd, you don't need it to stringify things, only the ~ > or + prefix is necessary. > > > On 07/08/18 09:01, ToddAndMargo wrote: >> What is this all about? >> >> $ p6 'my Int $y = 7; my Str $x = dd ~$y; say $x' >> "7" >> (Str) >> >> Why does it say "(Str)"? The confirmation is nice, but >> why is it printing out? >> >> >> And why does this error out? >> >> $ p6 'my Int $y = 7; my Str $x = dd ~$y; say "$x"' >> "7" >> Use of uninitialized value $x of type Str in string context. >> Methods .^name, .perl, .gist, or .say can be used to stringify it to >> something meaningful. >> in block <unit> at -e line 1
