implement chr() function, add two ideas to LHF.markdown

rakudo · Jul 1, 2011 · 14b0d55 · 14b0d55
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diff --git a/LHF.markdown b/LHF.markdown
@@ -13,3 +13,12 @@ the stat calls should be pretty straight-forward to port from master
 
 ## Nil assignment
 my Int $b = 3;  $b = Nil;   
+
+## Built-in functions
+Often builtins are only added as methods, even when the corresponding function
+should exist. Go through src/core/ and write functions that re-dispatch to the
+methods where necessary
+
+## Str.ords
+
+Implement Str.ords and the sub form (returns a list of codepoints)
diff --git a/src/core/Int.pm b/src/core/Int.pm
@@ -148,3 +148,6 @@ multi prefix:<+^>(Int \$a) {
     nqp::p6box_i(pir::bnot__II(nqp::unbox_i($a)))
 }
 
+proto sub chr($) {*}
+multi sub chr(Int  \$x) { $x.chr     }
+multi sub chr(Cool \$x) { $x.Int.chr }