HaxeFoundation / HaxeFoundation/haxe

to Float on abstract is getting ignored, can't do math operations

Open
#11,576 4 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
Dominant language
Haxe
Stars
6.9k
Forks
715
Avg merge
2d 2h
Merged PRs (30d)
11

Description

```hx
class Test {
static function main() {
var now = Date.now().getTime() - Foo.a;
trace(now);
}
}

enum abstract Foo(Float) to Float {
var a = 10000001;
}
```

This results in the following error:
```
[ERROR] Test.hx:3: characters 38-43

3 | var now = Date.now().getTime() - Foo.a;
| ^^^^^
| Foo should be Int
```
But everything here is typed and declared as `Float` so why is it that I can't do the subtraction?

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Compile the Test.hx reproduction first and confirm the reported “Foo should be Int” diagnostic. Then trace how enum abstract Foo(Float) to Float is handled during subtraction and type checking; done means the example compiles and the subtraction works as intended, with a regression test following the project’s existing test layout.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
32/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.