On 2/8/06, Jonathan Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Consider "my Dog $spot". From the Perl6-to-English Dictionary: > Dog: a dog. > $spot: the dog that is named Spot. > ^Dog: the concept of a dog. > > Am I understanding things correctly? > > If so, here's what I'd expect: a dog can bark, or Spot can bark; but > the concept of a dog cannot bark: > can Dog "bark"; # answer: yes > can $spot "bark"; # answer: yes > can ^Dog "bark"; # answer: no
Yes, that is correct, because: Dog.isa(Dog) # true $spot.isa(Dog) # true ^Dog.isa(Dog) # false In fact ^Dog isa MetaClass (or Class whatever you want to call it). At least that is how I see/understand it. Stevan
