On Wednesday, 14 December 2016 at 02:23:07 UTC, Andrei
Alexandrescu wrote:
On 12/13/16 8:53 PM, Chris M. wrote:
On Wednesday, 14 December 2016 at 01:39:01 UTC, Andrei
Alexandrescu wrote:
I prefer the current form of the proposal:
bool equal(R1, R2)
import (std.range)
if (isInputRange!R1 && isInputRange!R2)
{ ... }
The point has been brought up that the syntax
import(std.range) is
also used for string imports. It is a drawback.
Andrei
How about using "imports" instead of "import"? Simple enough
change, and
it still makes sense
bool equal(R1, R2)
imports (std.range)
if (isInputRange!R1 && isInputRange!R2)
{ ... }
I fear that (a) a lot of folks will believe "imports" is a
keyword; (b) another lot of folks will write "import" instead
of "imports" and wonder why it doesn't work. -- Andrei
Could use something like "using" or "with" instead of "import"
then.
bool equal(R1, R2)
using(std.range)
if (isInputRange!R1 && isInputRange!R2)
{ ... }
Of course, the collision with the syntax for string imports might
not be a huge deal anyway, since you could easily distinguish
between when it's for a string import and when it's for a inline
import just by the context you see it in. Leaving it as "import"
would probably be fine too.
