RE: Syntax trees, macros, and reflexive Lua evolution

["Nick Trout" <nick@...>]

I think adding local would make it work though?


local function foo() returns string
> > return "10";
> > end
> >
> > function foobar() returns number
> > return foo(); // illegal, since foo returns string
> > end

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br [mailto:lua-
> bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br] On Behalf Of Mark Hamburg
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:15 AM
> To: Lua list
> Subject: Re: Syntax trees, macros, and reflexive Lua evolution
> 
> The type-checking won't work in your example because foo might get
> redefined
> before being called by foobar.
> 
> Mark
> 
> on 11/9/04 9:59 PM, Quinn Tyler Jackson at quinn-j@shaw.ca wrote:
> 
> > This could also be used for simple type checking:
> >
> > function foo() returns string
> > return "10";
> > end
> >
> > function foobar() returns number
> > return foo(); // illegal, since foo returns string
> > end