You're messing up a type and a method to convert into that type. For example,
dd "1.2".Rat will output you a rational whereas dd "1.2" will output a string. Again, search for Rat on docs gives you a line just under the Class section. > 16 вер. 2018 р. о 22:29 ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com> написав(ла): > > Hi All, > > What in the world are they trying to say here? > > https://docs.perl6.org/routine/Rat > (Numeric) method Rat > > method Rat(Numeric:D: Real $epsilon = 1.0e-6 --> Rat:D) > > If this Numeric is equivalent to a Real, return a Rat which > is within $epsilon of that Real's value. Fail > with X::Numeric::Real otherwise. > > And is this why I can not find a type "Rat"? Because > it is a method? > > Then why does > $ p6 'my Real $x; $x = 3.1415; dd $x;' > Rat $x = 3.1415 > say it is a type "Rat"? > > > Yours in confusion, > -T > Best regards, Vadim Belman
