[Issue 351] New: Recursive string template doesn't work if the terminating specialisation is given first

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Sat Sep 16 16:13:04 PDT 2006


http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=351

           Summary: Recursive string template doesn't work if the
                    terminating specialisation is given first
           Product: D
           Version: 0.166
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: rejects-valid
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: bugzilla at digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: smjg at iname.com
OtherBugsDependingO 340
             nThis:


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import std.stdio;

template Reverse(char[] s: "") {
    const char[] Reverse = "";
}

template Reverse(char[] s) {
    const char[] Reverse = Reverse!(s[1..$]) ~ s[0];
}

void main() {
    writefln(Reverse!("Recursive string template"));
}
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D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): string slice [1
.. 0] is out of bounds
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): string slice [1
.. 0] is out of bounds
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): void has no
value
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): incompatible
types for ((Reverse!(""[1..0])) ~ (cast(int)(""[0]))): 'void' and 'int'
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): Can only
concatenate arrays, not (void ~ int)
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): string index 0
is out of bounds [0 .. 0]
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): cannot
implicitly convert expression (Reverse!(""[1..0]) ~ cast(int)(""[0])) of type
int to char[]
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): string index 0
is out of bounds [0 .. 0]
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): template
instance string_template1.Reverse!("") error instantiating
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): string index 0
is out of bounds [0 .. 0]
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): string index 0
is out of bounds [0 .. 0]
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): string index 0
is out of bounds [0 .. 0]
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): template
instance string_template1.Reverse!("e") error instantiating
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): string index 0
is out of bounds [0 .. 0]
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): string index 0
is out of bounds [0 .. 0]
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): string index 0
is out of bounds [0 .. 0]
D:\My Documents\Programming\D\Tests\bugs\string_template1.d(8): template
instance string_template1.Reverse!("te") error instantiating
[and so on....]
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If the two definitions of template Reverse are swapped, then the code compiles
and runs correctly.


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