On 2013-01-30 00:55, Rob T wrote:
Given how D currently works, I don't see how we can realistically
implement a function as a drop in replacement for a variable and expect
code to continue working as if nothing had changed.
One of the bigger problems is that the getter returns by value, not ref,
so everything that expects a ref return will fail.
I expect to make precise variable emulation through properties will
require a lot of compiler magic, and there will be inevitable bugs and
conflicts that follow. I really don't see that there's enough value with
the property concept to justify the costs of precise variable emulation.
You know a lot more about implementing compiler magic than I do, so I'll
ask you if you think the effort is doable enough to justify having
property functions that can act like a drop in replacement for existing
variables?
Implement this:
struct Foo
{
@property int a;
}
Lowered to:
struct Foo
{
private int a_;
@property int a () { return a_; }
@property int a (int value) { return a_ = value; }
}
--
/Jacob Carlborg
