Combined from primary sources listed below.
See primary docmentation in context for term self.
Inside a method, self refers to the invocant (i.e. the object the method was called on). If used in a context where it doesn't make sense, a compile-time exception of type X::Syntax::NoSelf is thrown.
See primary docmentation in context for method self.
See primary docmentation in context for method self.
method self(Failure:D: --> Failure:D)
If the invocant is a handled Failure, returns it as is. If not handled, throws its Exception. Since Mu type provides .self for every class, calling this method is a handy way to explosively filter out Failures:
my $num1 = '♥'.Int;
# $num1 now contains a Failure object, which may not be desirable
my $num2 = '♥'.Int.self;
# .self method call on Failure causes an exception to be thrown
my $num3 = '42'.Int.self;
# Int type has a .self method, so here $num3 has `42` in it
(my $stuff = '♥'.Int).so;
say $stuff.self; # OUTPUT: «(HANDLED) Cannot convert string to number…»
# Here, Failure is handled, so .self just returns it as is