Re: compiler and i disagree on a matter of typing...

Dear Jason, Martin,
Doh! i know i was being stupid somewhere... ;-)
Best wishes,
--greg

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Jason Zaugg <jzaugg@gmail.com> wrote:

def asNumeric: BigInt = {
 val seed: (BigInt, Int) = (BigInt("0", 16), 0)
 val seq: Seq[String] = "".split("-")
 val tuple: (BigInt, Int) = (seed /: seq) {
   case ((total, shift), s) =>
     val sBI = BigInt(s, 16)
     (((sBI * BigInt(16).pow(shift)) + total), (s.length + shift))
 }
 tuple._1
}

-jason

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Meredith Gregory
<lgreg.meredith@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Scalarazzi,
> i'm probably just cross-eyed, but the ( scala.2.8.RC2 ) compiler and i
> disagree on the typing of acc in the expression here. It complains that it
> is expecting BigInt, whereas i'm seeing a consistent use as a pair ( BigInt,
> Int ). Could someone uncross my eyes?
> Best wishes,
> --greg

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