No, pike doesn't have the same problem (or doesn't have to have it) since pike has operator overloading. Just add the appropriate operators and your object should in many ways interact well with native datatypes.
/ David Hedbor
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2003-09-04 23:34: Subject: Re: arrays in Java
In java you can't do 'Integer foo = 10'
you can in pike? ok, pike does not have an Integer class, but if one would exist it would have the same problem, wouldn't it?
same with the other types.
greetings, martin.
/ Brevbäraren