Object type

"Lucas Buchala [email protected] [iolanguage]" <[email protected]> Wed, 31 Jan 2018 14:29:29 -0200
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Consider this source example:

  Foo := 100
  Bar := "abc"

  100   type println
  "abc" type println

Running it outputs:

  Foo
  Bar

Is this really intended/expected?

If I comment the Foo/Bar definitions line, then I get what I would expect:

  Number
  Sequence

I can understand that in code like "Name := Object clone", names
starting with an uppercase letter automatically gets a "type" slot
with that name. But this seems to also be the case for constants
values like 100, and "abc". Is this desired in the design of the
language or is it a technical limitation or unfortunate side-effect of
some design decision? Maybe there is no way to distinguish between the
two use cases (constant values and Object clones intended to be used
as classes)?

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      <p>Consider this source example:<br>
<br>
Foo := 100<br>
  Bar := &quot;abc&quot;<br>
<br>
100   type println<br>
  &quot;abc&quot; type println<br>
<br>
Running it outputs:<br>
<br>
Foo<br>
  Bar<br>
<br>
Is this really intended/expected?<br>
<br>
If I comment the Foo/Bar definitions line, then I get what I would expect:<br>
<br>
Number<br>
  Sequence<br>
<br>
I can understand that in code like &quot;Name := Object clone&quot;, names<br>
starting with an uppercase letter automatically gets a &quot;type&quot; slot<br>
with that name. But this seems to also be the case for constants<br>
values like 100, and &quot;abc&quot;. Is this desired in the design of the<br>
language or is it a technical limitation or unfortunate side-effect of<br>
some design decision? Maybe there is no way to distinguish between the<br>
two use cases (constant values and Object clones intended to be used<br>
as classes)?<br>
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