// Free-function dot-calls are OPT-IN. Two opt-in spellings: // name :: ufcs (params) { body } — the fn itself is dot-callable // name :: ufcs target; — dot-callable (renaming) alias // A plain fn is callable directly or via `|>` only (see 1166 for the // rejection). Generic ufcs fns dispatch through normal monomorphization, // and the plan-side return type binds from the receiver (structured // params like `[]$T` included). #import "modules/std.sx"; bump :: (x: i64) -> i64 { x + 1 } bump2 :: ufcs (x: i64) -> i64 { x + 2 } bump3 :: ufcs bump; Counter :: struct { n: i64; } inc :: ufcs (c: *Counter, by: i64) -> i64 { c.n += by; c.n } gfirst :: ufcs (xs: []$T) -> T { xs[0] } main :: () { f : i64 = 40; print("marked: {}\n", f.bump2()); // 42 print("alias: {}\n", f.bump3()); // 41 print("direct: {}\n", bump(f)); // 41 — plain fn, direct print("pipe: {}\n", f |> bump()); // 41 — plain fn, pipe print("marked-direct: {}\n", bump2(f)); // 42 — marked fn callable directly c := Counter.{ n = 10 }; print("ptr-recv: {}\n", c.inc(5)); // 15 — auto address-of receiver arr := .[7, 8, 9]; xs : []i64 = arr; print("generic-dot: {}\n", xs.gfirst()); // 7 print("generic-direct: {}\n", gfirst(xs)); // 7 — plan types it i64, not a T stub }