need a way to get type of object

[edwadli]

In the stdlib, we may find that we'll have to initialize an empty list of the some input list.

We can reuse the type keyword, or we can use Type keyword, so it looks like a function (when in reality it's a signal to the compiler to grab the type)

[edwadli]

How about a new keyword (eg, new my_var) that gives u an empty list, or initted user type, or some default value for other types

[kevin1]

Can you give an example of the use case?

[edwadli]

fun Pop my_list = (
  x = new my_list
  i = 0
  for item in my_list do (
    if i == (Length my_list - 1) then ()
    else (x = x . [item])
    i = i + 1
  )
  x
)

[edwadli]

fun Pop my_list = (
  x = new my_list
  for i in Range 0 (Size my_list - 1) do x = x . [item]
  x
)

[kevin1]

That one we can implement by making a function to delete at an index.

I think we should put off implementing this feature until we actually need it.

[edwadli]

do u mean in support cpp

[kevin1]

Yeah — #107 — and then it can be

fun Pop a = ArrayDelete a ((ArrayLength a) - 1)

[edwadli]

ok sounds good to me