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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Subject: Re: Reduction expressions
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 01:37:22 -0000 (UTC)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <va3gci$3iue9$11@dont-email.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 874j7edanw.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com

On Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:41:55 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:

> A subtype with no added constraint is similar to a C typedef, but given
> 
>     subtype Digit is Integer range 0..9;
> 
> Digit is distinct from Integer (though they're both the same type).

“Integer range 0..9” is a subtype of Integer, and is valid for example as 
a return type where Integer is expected. The “subtype” declaration doesn’t 
actually create the subtype: “Digit” is just a shorthand name for that, 
just like a C typedef.

  reply	other threads:[~2024-08-21  1:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-08-13 12:36 Reduction expressions Simon Wright
2024-08-20  3:59 ` Randy Brukardt
2024-08-20 21:23   ` Simon Wright
2024-08-20 23:30     ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro
2024-08-20 23:41       ` Keith Thompson
2024-08-21  1:37         ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro [this message]
2024-08-21  7:47       ` Simon Wright
2024-08-24  4:27         ` Randy Brukardt
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