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diff --git a/src/errors/NotARecord.txt b/src/errors/NotARecord.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e0eebc8 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/errors/NotARecord.txt @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +Explanation: You can only access fields on records, like this: + + + ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ + │ { foo = True, bar = "ABC" }.foo │ This is valid ... + └─────────────────────────────────┘ + + + ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ + │ λ(r : { foo : Bool, bar : Text }) → r.foo │ ... and so is this + └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ + + +... but you cannot access fields on non-record expressions + +For example, the following expression is $_NOT valid: + + + ┌───────┐ + │ 1.foo │ + └───────┘ + ⇧ + Invalid: Not a record + + +You tried to access a field named: + +↳ $txt0 + +... on the following expression which is not a record: + +↳ $txt1 + +... but is actually an expression of type: + +↳ $txt2 + +Some common reasons why you might get this error: + +● You accidentally try to access a field of a union instead of a record, like + this: + + + ┌─────────────────┐ + │ < foo : a >.foo │ + └─────────────────┘ + ⇧ + This is a union, not a record |