my subtype NonNegativeNumber of Num where { not $^a < 0 }; my NonNegativeNumber $x = 3; # works my NonNegativeNumber $y = -3; # dies #### my subtype HTTP::Request::Method of Str where { $^method eq any ; }; method send_using(HTTP::Request::Method $method) { ...; # Note: You don't have to manually check for $method # not being a valid HTTP method :). }