https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3396
--- Comment #8 from yebblies <[email protected]> --- (In reply to Denis Shelomovskij from comment #7) > (In reply to yebblies from comment #6) > > This code: > > > > abstract class A > > { > > abstract void M(); > > } > > > > could mean one of two things: > > 1. M is a pure virtual function > > 2. M provides 'base class functionality', but this is a di file so the body > > isn't present. > > You misuse terminology. "pure virtual function" is a C++ term which means > "this function should be overriden to be able to instantiate class". There > is no term for function that doesn't provide base class functionality. So > D's 'abstract' means exactly what C++'s '=0' postfix does marking function > "pure virtual" in contrast to e.g. C#'s 'abstract'. I figured people would understand what I meant. 1) is a function that has no implementation. --
