Re: Are static variables available to other static variables?

[Simen Kjærås via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Friday, 12 April 2019 at 10:56:32 UTC, Jamie wrote:
On Friday, 12 April 2019 at 10:49:19 UTC, Jamie wrote:
I was trying to declare a static variable dependent on another 
static variable, but it didn't work. Are static variables not 
known to other static variables at compile time?

void main()
{       
        C c = new C();
}

class C
{
    static size_t A = 2;
    static size_t B = 2^^A; // A is not known at compile time
}

Ok I'm confused... why does that above not work but this does:

void main()
{       
    C c = new C();
}
class C
{
    static size_t A = 2;
    static size_t B;
    static this()
    {
        B = 2^^A;
    }
}

A static constructor isn't run at compile time, but upon starting 
the program. Thus, values that are only available at run time can 
be used by a static constructor.

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  Simen