On Saturday, 14 August 2021 at 20:50:47 UTC, Carl Sturtivant
wrote:
```
struct S {
int x = 1234;
}
void main() {
import std.stdio;
S s;
//construction of a using &(s.x)
auto a = Ref!(int)(&s.x);
writeln(a); //displays 1234
s.x += 1;
writeln(a); //displays 1235
a += 1;
writeln(s.x); //displays 1236
}
struct Ref(T) {
T* ptr;
this(T* p) { ptr = p; }
string toString() { import std.conv; return to!string(*ptr); }
ref T var() { return *ptr; }
alias var this;
}
```
Wow you can alias this a function? TIL!
