El mar., 11 sept. 2018 a las 12:26, ToddAndMargo (<toddandma...@zoho.com>) escribió:
> On 09/11/2018 03:22 AM, Timo Paulssen wrote: > > On 11/09/18 12:18, JJ Merelo wrote: > >> > >> > >> El mar., 11 sept. 2018 a las 12:15, Timo Paulssen (<t...@wakelift.de > >> <mailto:t...@wakelift.de>>) escribió: > >> > >> The colon at the end of "Str:D:" signifies that it's a type > >> constraint on what you call the method on. For example: > >> > >> > >> That, of course, is also in the documentation: > >> https://docs.perl6.org/type/Signature#index-entry-type_constraint_%3AD > >> (maybe not with the same words, and maybe it can be improved, but still) > >> > >> You just have to type :D in the search slot. > >> > >> JJ > >> > > > > I believe you linked to the wrong section, > > https://docs.perl6.org/type/Signature#Parameter_separators is where the > > colon at the end is explained. > > > > Though you cannot search for :D: and get to somewhere that explains it, > > and searching for :D:, which is a very common usage for the invocant > > colon, doesn't lead you to this section, either. > > -Timo > > Hi Timo, > > method ($a: @b, %c) {}; # first argument is the invocant > > class Foo { > method whoami($me:) { > "Well I'm class $me.^name(), of course!" > } > } > say Foo.whoami; # OUTPUT: «Well I'm class Foo, of course!» > > is no help whatsoever. > > Would you please explain it to me? That's literally part of the documentation. If you want not only get help yourself, but help others who come after you, the best thing is to ask that question as an issue in the documentation repository, where we'll try our best to help you. Also, "is no help whatsoever" is no help whatsoever. Saying what part of it is not clear enough, or could be explained better, is. Cheers JJ
