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   oldk1331@gmail.com to asetof...@gmail.com   
   Re: [Axiom] function for compare 2 strin   
   25 Nov 17 01:00:14   
   
   On Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 4:18:06 PM UTC+8, asetof...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Yes that not generated warning...   
   >   
   > If we have   
   >   
   > f(a)==(#a<4=>[a];[[a.1,a.2],[a.2,a.3]])   
   >   
   > a:=f("string")   
   >   
   > f is compiled as String -> Any   
   > (and not String -> List List Character)   
   > even if the "a" above it seems to be "List List Character"   
      
   Because String is not List Character. (String is more like a Vector)   
   Type of '#a<4=>[a]' is List String,   
   Type of '[[a.1,a.2],[a.2,a.3]]' is List List Character,   
   those 2 types are not the same, so the whole function type is Any.   
      
   > But this is the *only case* it is compiled as type->Any   
   > (but I say some part of system recognized"a" as type Any)   
   >   
   > For example if I write   
   >   
   > f([1,2,3,4]) it is compiled as   
   > List Positive Integer-> List List positive integer   
   >   
   > f([x,2,3,4]) it is compiled as   
   > List Polynomial Integer -> List List Polynomial Integer   
   >   
   > Etc   
      
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