I don’t know if you’re aware, but you can extend arbitrary nominal types with
literal syntax.
```
extension FixedSizedArray: ExpressibleAsDictionaryLiteral { … }
```
Nothing special needs to be done on the implementation side to make this
possible. If fixed sized arrays are not nominal types (like tuples, unlike
`Array`s), then you will only be able to give this sugar to types that wrap
them, not the type itself (w/o special support).
What’s the discussion on enhanced array and dictionary literals? I think I
missed that.
Cheers,
Jaden Geller
> On Jun 2, 2017, at 1:02 AM, Daryle Walker <dary...@mac.com> wrote:
>
>
>> On Jun 2, 2017, at 3:56 AM, Jaden Geller <jaden.gel...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Why would this not be possible with fixed sized arrays? Theoretically you
>> could create a type that wrapped a fixed array and make it conform to
>> whatever protocol you want, including the “ExpressibleBy” protocols.
>
> I DO want it to be possible with future fixed-sized arrays. This is not a
> user-side question, but implementor-side. I’m asking if the parsing routines
> for it would conflict with the current array- and dictionary-literal rules,
> since they will co-exist. If this syntax would make determining whether we
> have an enhanced array literal or a dictionary literal too hard, then we
> should change it before anything is finalized.
>
> —
> Daryle Walker
> Mac, Internet, and Video Game Junkie
> darylew AT mac DOT com
>
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