Documentation for method prefix assembled from the following pages:

Class: Distribution::Locally §

From Distribution::Locally

(Distribution::Locally) method prefix §

A prefix path to be used in conjuncture with the paths found in the metadata.

Class: VM §

From VM

(VM) method prefix §

Instance method returning a string of the path in which the virtual machine of the VM object is installed.

Class: Parameter §

From Parameter

(Parameter) method prefix §

Defined as:

method prefix(Parameter:D: --> Str:D)

If the parameter is slurpy, returns the marker (e.g., *, **, or +) the parameter was declared with. Otherwise, returns an empty string.

my Signature $flat-slurpy = :($a, *@b);
say $flat-slurpy.params[0].prefix; # OUTPUT:«␤» 
say $flat-slurpy.params[1].prefix; # OUTPUT:«*␤» 
 
my Signature $unflat-slurpy = :($a, **@b);
say $unflat-slurpy.params[0].prefix; # OUTPUT:«␤» 
say $unflat-slurpy.params[1].prefix; # OUTPUT:«**␤» 
 
my Signature $sar-slurpy = :($a, +@b);
say $sar-slurpy.params[0].prefix; # OUTPUT:«␤» 
say $sar-slurpy.params[1].prefix; # OUTPUT:«+␤»