http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7364
Summary: Add better Eponymous Template syntax is needed
Product: D
Version: D2
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P2
Component: DMD
AssignedTo: nob...@puremagic.com
ReportedBy: verylonglogin....@gmail.com
--- Comment #0 from Denis <verylonglogin....@gmail.com> 2012-01-25 02:01:41 MSK
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Current Eponymous Template syntax forces one to repeat a template name. It's
bad because:
* Templates often have long names like `FunctionTypeOf` (or longer) so it's
just long to write `alias <...> FunctionTypeOf;`.
* If one will make a misprint in retyping a long template name he will be
punished.
* If a template is renamed (can happened with private templates) or a part of
template is moved to an internal template every using of a template name should
be changed appropriately. If one will make a mistake in this renaming, see
previous case.
If, e.g. Alias This syntax will be added (with no more than one `alias this`
per template), things will be significantly better because lots of Phobos (a
real world library example) eponymous template aliases something. And now these
templates look terrible. More than that, `this` is a keyword and will be
highlighted in most editors unlike current syntax.
Inspired by "Aliasing of template results" post in NG by Alex R�nne Petersen.
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