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Explicit use of return on is rw subs should behave like return-rw #5243

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p6rt opened this issue Apr 18, 2016 · 5 comments
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Explicit use of return on is rw subs should behave like return-rw #5243

p6rt opened this issue Apr 18, 2016 · 5 comments
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p6rt commented Apr 18, 2016

Migrated from rt.perl.org#127924 (status was 'rejected')

Searchable as RT127924$

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p6rt commented Apr 18, 2016

From @zoffixznet

Currently, if you use explicit keyword `return` to return out of a sub marked with `is rw` trait, you still get a read-only value, even though you get a read-write one if you omit `return`​:

<ZoffixW> m​: my %h = foo => 'bar'; sub lookup ($key) is rw { return %h{$key}; }; lookup('foo') = 'meow'; say %h;
<camelia> rakudo-moar 1aabef​: OUTPUT«Cannot assign to a readonly variable or a value␤ in block <unit> at /tmp/buNGUMJLYO line 1␤␤»

To rectify this, `return-rw` keyword exists, BUT it doesn't require the sub to have `is rw` trait. Thus, the `is rw` trait's usefulness is narrowed down to only subs that rely on implicit returns. It also produces confusion, since an average programmer would expect explicit placement of keyword `return` to retain the program's behaviour unchanged.

Thus, I propose that when a `return` is called from a sub or method marked with `is rw` trait, `return-rw` should be called instead. This makes the train more useful and its behavour more predictable.

Relevant IRC discussion​: http://irclog.perlgeek.de/perl6/2016-04-18#i_12356836

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p6rt commented May 4, 2016

From @cpansprout

On Mon Apr 18 11​:16​:05 2016, cpan@​zoffix.com wrote​:

Currently, if you use explicit keyword `return` to return out of a sub
marked with `is rw` trait, you still get a read-only value, even
though you get a read-write one if you omit `return`​:

<ZoffixW> m​: my %h = foo => 'bar'; sub lookup ($key) is rw { return
%h{$key}; }; lookup('foo') = 'meow'; say %h;
<camelia> rakudo-moar 1aabef​: OUTPUT«Cannot assign to a readonly
variable or a value␤ in block <unit> at /tmp/buNGUMJLYO line 1␤␤»

To rectify this, `return-rw` keyword exists, BUT it doesn't require
the sub to have `is rw` trait. Thus, the `is rw` trait's usefulness is
narrowed down to only subs that rely on implicit returns. It also
produces confusion, since an average programmer would expect explicit
placement of keyword `return` to retain the program's behaviour
unchanged.

Thus, I propose that when a `return` is called from a sub or method
marked with `is rw` trait, `return-rw` should be called instead. This
makes the train more useful and its behavour more predictable.

Relevant IRC discussion​: http://irclog.perlgeek.de/perl6/2016-04-
18#i_12356836

FWIW, the Perl 5 return keyword works with both lvalue and non-lvalue subs. It checks the attribute on the sub and behaves accordingly.

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p6rt commented May 4, 2016

The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

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p6rt commented Jul 10, 2016

From @zoffixznet

Closing due to lack of interest.

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p6rt commented Jul 10, 2016

@zoffixznet - Status changed from 'open' to 'rejected'

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