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The following returns an error:
`Error Msg: Definition Not Found: max(integer, integer, integer, integer, integer, integer, integer, integer) Candidates were: max(lhs, rhs), max(...)`
Here’s the code:
define max(...)::integer => {
local(max) = #rest->get(1);loop(#rest->size);
#rest->get(loop_count) > #max ? #max = #rest->get(loop_count);
/loop;return(#max)
}
max(1,2,3,1,10,2,66,3);
If you change the name to “max2” it works correctly.
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Yes, this is a known issue when defining conflicting methods where a pure rest method is involved.
The definition that you seek, which does not conflict, would be:
`define max(a, b, c, ...)`
That will differentiate it from max(a,b) by the requirement of at least three parameters.
Once the bug at hand is fixed, you will get an error defining the max(...) method as it is ambiguous.
-Kyle
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Good to know, thanks. I was thinking the pure rest signature was a catchall after all other signatures failed to match, vs. a peer signature that competes with overlapping signatures.
Consider this a feature request then to adjust the dispatch logic to instead treat a pure rest signature as a final catchall when all other signatures have failed to match. I don't think this change will impact existing functionality/compatibility and makes the language a bit more flexible. It may make dispatch slightly slower since there's now two steps to evaluating a signature. I leave it to you to decide, but it would have been easier if it worked in this manner.
Anyhow, this seems to work if I want to overwrite the built-in type entirely, otherwise, I have to add the extra c param:
define max(a, b, ...) => {
local(max) = #a;
#b > #max ? #max = #b;
#rest->type == 'void' ? return(#max);
loop(#rest->size);
#rest->get(loop_count) > #max ? #max = #rest->get(loop_count);
/loop;
return(#max);
}
max(1,2);' ';
max(1,2,3);' ';
max(1,2,3,4);' ';
max(1,2,3,4,5);' ';
max(1.5,2.5,3.5);' ';
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local(max)
params->foreach => {#1 > #max ? #max = #1}
return #1
}