[perl #130231] [LTA] Nil.chrs complains about the use of Nil in numeric context, but isn't it a string context? (Nil.chrs)
On Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:11:31 -0800, alex.jakime...@gmail.com wrote: > Code: > Nil.chrs > > Result: > Use of Nil in numeric context > in block at -e line 1 > > > At the same time: > > Code: > Nil.ords > > Result: > Use of Nil in string context > in block at -e line 1 > > > I think that both should say that it is in string context. .chrs takes a list of numbers. The Nil is used in numeric context, resulting in a 0, which after being .chr'ed results in a null string: m: quietly say Nil.chrs eq "\x[0]"; # True rakudo-moar abc643: OUTPUT«True» The warning is accurate.
[perl #130231] [LTA] Nil.chrs complains about the use of Nil in numeric context, but isn't it a string context? (Nil.chrs)
On Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:11:31 -0800, alex.jakime...@gmail.com wrote: > Code: > Nil.chrs > > Result: > Use of Nil in numeric context > in block at -e line 1 > > > At the same time: > > Code: > Nil.ords > > Result: > Use of Nil in string context > in block at -e line 1 > > > I think that both should say that it is in string context. chrs takes an array of Ints and returns a Str; it's trying to use Nil in a numeric context to get a number to work with. ords takes a Str and returns an array of ints - it's trying to use Nil in a string context to get character to work with. Seems fine. Rejecting ticket. -- Will "Coke" Coleda
[perl #130231] [LTA] Nil.chrs complains about the use of Nil in numeric context, but isn't it a string context? (Nil.chrs)
# New Ticket Created by Aleks-Daniel Jakimenko-Aleksejev # Please include the string: [perl #130231] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=130231 > Code: Nil.chrs Result: Use of Nil in numeric context in block at -e line 1 At the same time: Code: Nil.ords Result: Use of Nil in string context in block at -e line 1 I think that both should say that it is in string context.
