On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:34:42 -0800, Walter Bright
<[email protected]> wrote:
This has turned into a monster. We've taken 2 or 3 wrong turns somewhere.
Perhaps we should revert to a simple set of rules.
1. Empty parens are optional. If there is an ambiguity with the return
value taking (), the () go on the return value.
2. the:
f = g
rewrite to:
f(g)
only happens if f is a function that only has overloads for () and (one
argument). No variadics.
3. Parens are required for calling delegates or function pointers.
4. No more @property.
I just worked through this with Alexander Bothe (of Mono-D fame). Here is
what C# does.
public Action temp { get; set; }
public Action Event { get { return temp; } }
t.Event; //returns the delegate
t.Event(); //calls the delegate.
Simple, clean, clear, concise. No problems with optional parens.
(Action is a delegate in C#)
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Adam Wilson
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The Horizon Project
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