The multi infix:<+>( \a, \b ) candidate is the one that accepts non Numeric
values.
What it does is try to convert the two values into Numeric ones, and then
redispatch using those values.
If either one produces an error instead of a Numeric, that error is passed
along.
On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 9
On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 4:59 PM yary wrote:
>
> "How would you know what types are compatible for a particular operation?"
>
> inspecting a routine's arguments.
Bingo.
> The first couple candidates raise questions for me
>
> multi($x = 0) - how is there a single-arg candidate for an infix operat
