On 01/26/2011 10:21 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:13:41 -0500, Trass3r <[email protected]> wrote:

(readln only uses ~= on buf, it doesn't change the original string)

What? Why does it take a ref argument then? If it doesn't overwrite the
buffer passed in, there is no point in giving it a buffer.

No I meant it doesn't alter buf's original content, i.e. "hello"
Of course it modifies the array itself via ~= and thus takes it as a ref.
Though it should use 'out' instead I think.

Then why not return the newly-created buffer? Why alter the buffer via a
parameter? It makes no sense to me.

Better API:

char[] readln();

or if you want different char types:

C[] readln(C = char)();

Yes, that's how I think readln's API should be. Is a buf version for repeated use? (I guess no, since input comes from a user?)

Denis
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