From 5d2d01e2353eff03e972e26fb1817f7647b9a2be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lilleman auf Larv Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 22:55:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Say that a column's own datatype wins over the column it reads --- docs/decisions.md | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/decisions.md b/docs/decisions.md index 96f46bc..b5a25cc 100644 --- a/docs/decisions.md +++ b/docs/decisions.md @@ -383,9 +383,8 @@ value, a range check is one comparison, and `1{digits(2)}` is a second spelling `{/src.score}` renders exactly what `src.score` draws, and so do `{s.score}` where `s` is bound to `/src` and `{p}` where `p` is bound to the column `place` of its own record, so it -takes that column's datatype and null rather than restating them, and a `datatype` -restating the one it takes is a second spelling. Any other `datatype` still types the values — the one way to -type a column someone else wrote. +takes that column's datatype and null. A `datatype` of its own, `string` included, wins +over the one it reads: the one way to type a column someone else wrote. ## A typed column's calc is refused unless proven