Wrote this to reduce boilerplate when calling a function with a nullable parameter. Language is Dart. I like how concise it is but it feels weird to override []. Would you be okay with this?

extension CallMaybe<R, T> on R Function(T t) {  
  R? callMaybe(T? t) => switch (t) {  
    null => null,  
    T t => this(t),  
  };  

  R? operator [](T? t) => callMaybe(t);  
}  

void example() {  
  int? n;  
  math.sqrt[n];  
}  
  • FishFace@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    Don’t overload things if the semantics don’t match. You’re not accessing something in a container; you’re calling a function.