Re: [RFC] Partial Function Application, take 2

On Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 18:32, Guilliam Xavier <guilliam.xavier@gmail.com> wrote: > Since $null?->whatever(1, 'a') currently always > returns null without error, shouldn't $null?->whatever(?, > 'a') return a > closure (with a signature built from the placeholders only) that will > return null when called (i.e. equivalent to fn (mixed $arg1) => > null > here)? No. The short circuiting should happen in the same place, no matter what is to the right of the "?->". Having the behaviour vary and sometimes not return null, would be highly surprising. cheers Dan Ack