On 2010-02-14 16:31:29 -0500, Walter Bright <[email protected]> said:
Right now, mixins are defined and used as:
template foo(T) { declarations... }
mixin foo!(int) handle;
The proposal is to switch it around:
mixin template foo(T) { declarations... }
foo!(int) handle;
to follow the notion that mixin templates are very different from
regular templates, and that should be reflected in their definition
rather than use.
What do you think?
Me likes it. :-)
To me it was confusing at first that templates could be used both way.
I've rarely seen a template that is meant to be and not to be mixed-in
at the same time, so this will make things clearer (and also enforce)
how a particular template is meant to be used. And I won't say no to
reducing the clutter at the usage point.
I only hope you can still use it without the 'handle' part. :-)
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