Isa - Revision history

Marc Gurevitx: /* isa (operator) */ Other types as RHS

2023-11-17T08:43:58Z

isa (operator): Other types as RHS

2023-08-09T06:32:06Z

(fixed typos)

2021-12-05T10:33:42Z

Example for user-defined type

2021-12-05T08:26:51Z

Add examples (built-in types)

2021-12-05T08:14:31Z

Link to types

2021-12-05T08:13:25Z

2021-12-05T08:03:41Z

Added "see also"

2021-12-05T08:01:10Z

Added small details to subtitles

2020-02-19T23:23:44Z

2020-02-19T23:16:39Z

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 [1,2,3] isa list      // returns 1
 {"uno":1,"dos":2} isa map    // returns 1
 </ms>
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 obj isa MyOtherDefinedType   // returns 0 - because unrelated
 </ms>
 == __isa  (map entry) ==

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 == isa (operator) ==
-<c>isa</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords|keyword]] binary [[operators|operator]] which tests the left-hand operator for membership in the type defined by the right-hand side.  That right-hand operator could be a user-defined map (to which the left-hand side might belong via the <c>__isa</c> chain), or it could be one of the [[:Category:Data Types|built-in types]]: [[number]], [[string]], [[list]], [[map]], or [[funcRef]].
+<c>isa</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords|keyword]] binary [[operators|operator]] which tests the left-hand operator for membership in the type defined by the right-hand side.  That right-hand operand could be a user-defined map (to which the left-hand side might belong via the <c>__isa</c> chain), or it could be one of the [[:Category:Data Types|built-in types]]: [[number]], [[string]], [[list]], [[map]], or [[funcRef]].
 === Examples for built-in types ===
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 MyOtherDefinedType = {}
-obj = new MyUserDefinedType
+obj = new MyDefinedType
 obj isa MyDefinedType        // returns 1 - direct type

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 [1,2,3] isa list      // returns 1
 {"uno":1,"dos":2} isa map    // returns 1
 </ms>

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 == isa (operator) ==
 <c>isa</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords|keyword]] binary [[operators|operator]] which tests the left-hand operator for membership in the type defined by the right-hand side.  That right-hand operator could be a user-defined map (to which the left-hand side might belong via the <c>__isa</c> chain), or it could be one of the [[:Category:Data Types|built-in types]]: [[number]], [[string]], [[list]], [[map]], or [[funcRef]].
 == __isa  (map entry) ==

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 == isa (operator) ==
-<c>isa</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords|keyword]] binary [[operators|operator]] which tests the left-hand operator for membership in the type defined by the right-hand side.  That right-hand operator could be a user-defined map (to which the left-hand side might belong via the <c>__isa</c> chain), or it could be one of the [[Category:Data Types|built-in types]] [[number]], [[string]], [[list]], [[map]], or [[funcRef]].
+<c>isa</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords|keyword]] binary [[operators|operator]] which tests the left-hand operator for membership in the type defined by the right-hand side.  That right-hand operator could be a user-defined map (to which the left-hand side might belong via the <c>__isa</c> chain), or it could be one of the [[:Category:Data Types|built-in types]]: [[number]], [[string]], [[list]], [[map]], or [[funcRef]].
 == __isa  (map entry) ==

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 Because this wiki software does not allow topic names to begin with an underscore, this page contains two different topics.
 == __isa  (map entry) ==
 <c>__isa</c> is a special entry in a map that refers to the map's base class.  It is part of MiniScript's support for [[object-oriented programming]].
-== isa (operator) ==
+== See also ==
-<c>isa</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords|keyword]] binary [[operators|operator]] which tests the left-hand operator for membership in the type defined by the right-hand side.  That right-hand operator could be a user-defined map (to which the left-hand side might belong via the <c>__isa</c> chain), or it could be one of the built-in types [[number]], [[string]], [[list]], [[map]], or [[funcRef]].
 [[Category:Language]]

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 == isa ==
-<c>isa</c> is a binary [[operators|operator]] which tests the left-hand operator for membership in the type defined by the right-hand side.  That right-hand operator could be a user-defined map (to which the left-hand side might belong via the <c>__isa</c> chain), or it could be one of the built-in types [[number]], [[string]], [[list]], [[map]], or [[funcRef]].
+<c>isa</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords|keyword]] binary [[operators|operator]] which tests the left-hand operator for membership in the type defined by the right-hand side.  That right-hand operator could be a user-defined map (to which the left-hand side might belong via the <c>__isa</c> chain), or it could be one of the built-in types [[number]], [[string]], [[list]], [[map]], or [[funcRef]].
 [[Category:Language]]