JuliaArrays / JuliaArrays/StaticArrays.jl

`zero(::FieldVector{1})` errors with constructor method ambiguity

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Description

julia> struct Single{T} <: FieldVector{1,T}
           x::T
       end

julia> v = Single(1.0)
1-element Single{Float64} with indices SOneTo(1):
 1.0

julia> zero(v)
ERROR: MethodError: Single{Float64}(::Tuple{Float64}) is ambiguous.

Candidates:
  (var"#ctor-self#"::Type{Single{T}} where T)(x)
    @ Main REPL[4]:2
  (::Type{FA})(x::Tuple) where FA<:FieldArray
    @ StaticArrays ~/.julia/packages/StaticArrays/9Yt0H/src/FieldArray.jl:2

Possible fix, define
  Single{T}(::Tuple) where T
[...]

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Start with the Julia REPL reproduction in the issue and inspect the FieldArray.jl constructor location shown in the error. Trace why zero(v) reaches two ambiguous Single{Float64}(...) methods, then confirm that the same example completes without a constructor ambiguity.

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