Hi,
On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 11:34 AM lacygoill <[email protected]>
wrote:
> *Describe the bug*
>
> In Vim9 script, we cannot pass an argument of type any to popup_create().
>
> *To Reproduce*
>
> Run this shell command:
>
> vim -Nu NONE -S <(cat <<'EOF'
> vim9script
> def Func()
> var what: any = ''
> popup_create(what, {})
> enddef
> defcompile
> EOF
> )
>
> This error is given:
>
> E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got any
>
> *Expected behavior*
>
> No error is given.
>
> *Environment*
>
> - Vim version: 8.2 Included patches: 1-3151
> - OS: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
> - Terminal: XTerm(353)
>
> *Additional context*
>
> The {what} argument of popup_create() can be many things; including a
> number or a string. Thus, it makes sense to use a variable of type any
> for the first argument of popup_create().
> ------------------------------
>
> No error is given at the script level:
>
> vim9scriptvim9scriptvar what: any = ''popup_create(what, {})echo 'no error'
>
> no error
>
> Which is inconsistent.
> ------------------------------
>
> If we give a number in compiled code, no error is given:
>
> vim9scriptdef Func()
> popup_create(123, {})enddefdefcompileecho 'no error'
>
> no error
>
> It means that Vim is ok with us giving a number to popup_create(). But
> that's not what the first error message said:
>
> E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got any
> ^-------------^
>
>
>
I have created PR #8551 to address this issue.
Regards,
Yegappan
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