Std/*; 
IO = Std/IO;
Complex = Math/Complex;

Scalar = Class.new "Scalar", [
    this: Object,
    type: Int,
];

Scalar::new = {
    this = .args( init );
    typeof( init ) .dispatchTo [
        Int:   { this = init; type = Int;  },
        Real:  { this = init; type = Real; },
        String:{ this = init; type = String; },
        : { this = init.asString; type = String; },
    ];
    this;
}.exception