Re: [swift-users] swift 4.0 "swift-version 4" errors with "type(of:"

Well, I think it’s a step forward by making type(of:) *like* a stdlib function. Now we need to change .Type and .Protocol syntax to something like Type, AnyType and also fix the way it behaves in a generic context to finally open up Type for custom type names. This should also help removing

Re: [swift-users] swift 4.0 "swift-version 4" errors with "type(of:"

That's worrisome. type is such a common identifier that I worry its going to break a lot of code, create some confusion and force the un-esthetic qualifying. > On 19 May 2017, at 21:38, Slava Pestov via swift-users > wrote: > > Do you have a member named ‘type’ in the

[swift-users] swift 4.0 "swift-version 4" errors with "type(of:"

When running the compiler using the "-swift-version 4" flag, the compiler complains about creating a dynamic type. Errors are flagged from within concrete base classes and also within protocol extensions. *error: cannot invoke 'type' with an argument list of type '(of: Self)'* *