Re: Lua 5.3 work1 Considering math.isinteger or type()

[David Demelier <demelier.david@...>]

2013/7/19 Philipp Janda <siffiejoe@gmx.net>:
> Am 19.07.2013 10:00 schröbte Pierre Chapuis:
>
>>> Well, my suggestion of sticking debug.subtype() inside type() was
>>> meant to sidestep the issue of where to put it, while keeping the API
>>> function count low. I'm not strongly advocating it, just contributing
>>
>>
>> For what it's worth, I agree with that idea.
>> I really don't like the idea of putting subtype() in debug.
>
>
> I'm fine with `debug.subtype`, although I probably would call it
> `debug.type`, just like `debug.setmetatable` provides a superset of
> functionality compared to plain `setmetatable`.
>
> But do we need that function at all? Are there any use cases where you want
> to know the actual subtype of functions or userdata in Lua code, or is this
> just for the sake of completeness?
>
> At the moment, my preferred solution would be math.type (like io.type,
> lpeg.type, etc.):
> *   no new global variables
> *   no new names
> *   no unfamiliar calling conventions
> *   if people remove debug functions, they probably won't make an exception
> for harmless functions like (sub)type
> *   the only reason to remove `math` is if you don't have floats in which
> case this function becomes obsolete anyway
>

Yes, math.type looks absolutely the best solution!

Regards,

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Demelier David