# New Ticket Created by Zefram # Please include the string: [perl #127011] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # <URL: https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=127011 >
> my Int $a = Inf Cannot find method 'value' > my Int $a = NaN Cannot find method 'value' It is correct that these statements produce exceptions, but this particular exception does not describe the situation well. A much better exception in produced when initialising to a regular Num: > my Int $a = 3.5e0 ===SORRY!=== Error while compiling <unknown file> Cannot assign a literal of type Num (3.5e0) to a variable of type Int. You can declare the variable to be of type Real, or try to coerce the value with 3.5e0.Int or Int(3.5e0), or just write the value as 3 at <unknown file>:1 ------> my Int $a = ^3.5e0 A much more mundane exception is produced if the initialising value is not stated as a literal, and in this case the message is consistent between kinds of Num: > my $b = Inf Inf > my Int $a = $b Type check failed in assignment to $a; expected Int but got Num in block <unit> at <unknown file>:1 > my $b = 3.5e0 3.5 > my Int $a = $b Type check failed in assignment to $a; expected Int but got Num in block <unit> at <unknown file>:1 -zefram
