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Set by lizmat on 8 June 2022.
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stanrifkin Is there a way to check if an variable is immutable? 14:43
constant $var = 31; if $var.mutable { ... } 14:44
librasteve short of a CATCH block, I don't know ... good question! 14:50
ok this seems to work: constant $x =3; say $.VAR.WHICH; #Int|3 14:52
my $y = 42; say $y.VAR.WHICH; #Scalar|3768135182992 14:53
$x.VAR ~~ Scalar #False 14:54
$y.VAR ~~ Scalar #True
this works because all the non-container forms of a "variable" are really terms and binding (constant, my \x =42) 14:56
so you are looking for a (Scalar) container to find mutability
this docs.raku.org/type/ValueObjAt does the job for Positionals that may contain mutable containers 14:57
stanrifkin librasteve: thank you 14:59
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gfldex m: my $thing := Proxy.new: FETCH => my method { $ } , STORE => my method (|) {}; sub foo($x is rw) { say $x.VAR.WHAT; }.($thing); 15:33
camelia (Proxy)
gfldex @librasteve: It can also be a Proxy, however, you can't really know if that definite Proxy allows STORE. 15:34
librasteve ah yes - thanks .... so is there a more MOPpy way to check eg, for an l-value role? 15:36
gfldex You have to descent into NQP-land and check the descriptor. With RakuAST you could use a macro to check the declaration (and its context) of the symbol. 15:52
librasteve tx
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