https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7184
--- Comment #10 from RazvanN <razvan.nitu1...@gmail.com> --- (In reply to timon.gehr from comment #9) > (In reply to timon.gehr from comment #8) > > (In reply to RazvanN from comment #1) > > > Issuing an error is the correct behavior. As you can see in the grammar > > > [1], > > > *(x)++ is parsed the following way: *UnaryExpression. If a parenthesis is > > > encountered, then the parser expects a type : > > > (type).identifier/templateInstance. > > > > That is the bug. The grammar allows the derivation > > > > UnaryExpression > > \ > > PowExpression > > \ > > PostfixExpression > > \ > > PostfixExpression ++ > > \ > > ( PrimaryExpression ) > > \ > > ... > > \ > > Identifier > > > > Should have been: > > UnaryExpression > \ > PowExpression > \ > PostfixExpression > \ > PostfixExpression ++ > \ > PrimaryExpression > \ > ( Expression ) > \ > ... > \ > Identifier That is correct. I looked at the code which tests that the content of the parentheses is a type and at the UnaryExpression expression grammar so I presumed that you cannot have the given construct. I understand now that indeed this is not acceptable behavior. Thanks --
