Re: Help! Strings -> Numbers

> I actually rather like MikeL's suggestion for the unary ops; clear,
> concise, and highly readable.  And look:
>
> my str $s = sprintf("%x", $i);    # 30 characters
> my str $s = hex $i;               # 19 characters
> my $s = ~hex $i;                  # 16 characters

I think these are good, but I really think that Larry's idea of an "as"
function is the best.  Not only does it provide a decent syntax
my str $s = $i.as("%x");

it also has the ability to be overloaded for various user defined types.