Re: Object type

"Steve Dekorte [email protected] [iolanguage]" <[email protected]> Fri, 2 Feb 2018 12:19:56 -0800
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Thanks Jer. Your memory is better than mine. :)

Steve

> On Jan 31, 2018, at 12:29 PM, Jeremy Tregunna [email protected] [iol=
anguage] <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Just for completeness, it used to be -100 to +250 but that may have chang=
ed in recent years.
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> On Jan 31 2018, at 11:12 am, Steve Dekorte [email protected] [iolanguage]=
 <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > On Jan 31, 2018, at 8:29 AM, Lucas Buchala [email protected] [iola=
nguage] <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Consider this source example:
> >
> > Foo :=3D 100
> > Bar :=3D "abc"
> >
> > 100 type println
> > "abc" type println
> >
> > Running it outputs:
> >
> > Foo
> > Bar
> >
> > Is this really intended/expected?
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> Lucas,
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> It=E2=80=99s a bit weird, but expected.
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> 1. As a convenience for creating prototypes/classes, assigning to an uppe=
rcase name adds a type slot with that name to the right hand result.
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> 2. For efficiency, all immutable strings and (IIRC) numbers within a cert=
ain range (maybe -100 to 100?) are singletons in Io=E2=80=99s implementatio=
n.
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> So when you do:
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> Foo :=3D 100
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> It creates a type slot on the 100 singleton and sets it=E2=80=99s value t=
o =E2=80=9CFoo=E2=80=9D.
> Likewise for the immutable string =E2=80=9Cabc=E2=80=9D in your example.
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> Hope this helps,
> Steve
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Thanks Jer. Your memory is better than mine. :)<br>
<br>
Steve<br>
<br>
&gt; On Jan 31, 2018, at 12:29 PM, Jeremy Tregunna [email protected] [=
iolanguage] &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Just for completeness, it used to be -100 to &#43;250 but that may hav=
e changed in recent years.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; On Jan 31 2018, at 11:12 am, Steve Dekorte [email protected] [iolangua=
ge] &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; On Jan 31, 2018, at 8:29 AM, Lucas Buchala [email protected]=
 [iolanguage] &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Consider this source example:<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Foo :=3D 100<br>
&gt; &gt; Bar :=3D &quot;abc&quot;<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; 100 type println<br>
&gt; &gt; &quot;abc&quot; type println<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Running it outputs:<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Foo<br>
&gt; &gt; Bar<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Is this really intended/expected?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Lucas,<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; It=E2=80=99s a bit weird, but expected.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; 1. As a convenience for creating prototypes/classes, assigning to an u=
ppercase name adds a type slot with that name to the right hand result.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; 2. For efficiency, all immutable strings and (IIRC) numbers within a c=
ertain range (maybe -100 to 100?) are singletons in Io=E2=80=99s implementa=
tion.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; So when you do:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Foo :=3D 100<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; It creates a type slot on the 100 singleton and sets it=E2=80=99s valu=
e to =E2=80=9CFoo=E2=80=9D.<br>
&gt; Likewise for the immutable string =E2=80=9Cabc=E2=80=9D in your exampl=
e.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Hope this helps,<br>
&gt; Steve<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;  <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
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