Restrict T[a:b] and T[a:s:b] notation to T <: Number.

JuliaLang · Mar 24, 2012 · 9159bd2 · 9159bd2
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diff --git a/base/array.jl b/base/array.jl
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ ref{T}(::Type{T}) = Array(T,0)
 ref{T}(::Type{T}, x) = (a=Array(T,1); a[1]=x; a)
 
 # T[a:b] and T[a:s:b] also contruct typed ranges
-function ref{T}(::Type{T}, r::Ranges)
+function ref{T<:Number}(::Type{T}, r::Ranges)
     a = Array(T,length(r))
     i = 1
     for x in r