abstract struct Value
inherits Object
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Value is the base type of the primitive types (Nil, Bool, Char, Number),
Symbol, Pointer, Tuple, StaticArray and all structs.
A Value is passed by value: when you pass it to methods,
return it from methods or assign it to variables, a copy
of the value is actually passed.
This is not important for nil, bools, integers, floats, symbols,
pointers and tuples, because they are immutable, but with a mutable
Struct or with a StaticArray you have to be careful. Read their
documentation to learn more about this.
Direct known subclasses
Bool
Char
Class
Enum
NamedTuple(**T)
Nil
Number
Pointer(T)
Proc(*T, R)
StaticArray(T, N)
Struct
Symbol
Tuple(*T)
Union(*T)
Methods¶
#dup
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Returns a shallow copy of this object.
Because Value is a value type, this method returns self,
which already involves a shallow copy of this object because
value types are passed by value.