Carl MXXsak (via RT) wrote:
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> r30166:
> $ perl6 -e '999999[1]'
> get_pmc_keyed() not implemented in class 'Integer'
> [...]
> $ perl6 -e '1000000[1]'
> get_pmc_keyed() not implemented in class 'Float'
> [...]
>
> So:
>
> * For some reason, a literal integer followed by an array index makes
> it though parsing. Is it really valid standard Perl 6 syntax?
Yes. Imagine
class Int is also { method postcircumfix:<[ ]> { ... } }
In general .[] and .{} are just method calls with a fancy syntax, so
they are allowed everywhere (but might throw runtime errors).
Cheers,
Moritz
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Moritz Lenz
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