# New Ticket Created by Zefram # Please include the string: [perl #127016] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # <URL: https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=127016 >
Date.new permits the construction of a Date object with the undefined Int type object as the year number. The undefined object can then be retrieved through .year. Many other operations on the Date fail as a result of the undefined year: > Date.new(Int,1,1).year.perl Int > Date.new(Int,1,1).Str Invocant requires an instance of type Int, but a type object was passed. Did you forget a .new? > Date.new(Int,1,1).perl Use of uninitialized value $!year of type Int in string context Any of .^name, .perl, .gist, or .say can stringify undefined things, if needed. in block <unit> at <unknown file> line 1 Date.new(,1,1) It is nonsensical to construct a Date object that does not have a specific integral year number. A better type constraint is required. -zefram
