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fn get_number_input(question string) {
    println(question)
    input = read_line()
    // try to parse to an int, then a float.
    in = match input {
        input.parse_int() input
        input.parse_float() input
    }
    // 'in' has type int/float/[] because of the match statement
    switch! in {
        int/float in
        // replace [] with an appropriate error before returning
        [] Err: "input was not a number."
    }
    // return type is int/float/Err(string)
}

answer = get_number_input("What is your favorite number?")

answer.debug() // type: int/float/Err(string)
// switch can be used to branch based on a variables type.
// switch! indicates that every possible type must be handled.
switch! answer {
    int {
        println("Entered an integer")
        answer.debug() // type: int
    }
    float {
        println("Entered a decimal number")
        answer.debug() // type: float
    }
    Err(string) println("Input was not a number!")
}

// wait one second
sleep(1)


// function that returns an anonymous function (function object).
// anonymous functions can be used as iterators in for-loops.
fn square_numbers() {
    i = 0
    () {
        i = i + 1
        i * i
    }
}

for num square_numbers() {
    println(num.to_string())
    // once num is greater than 60, the loop stops.
    num.gt(50)
}