alias & typedef

[Frits van Bommel]

Bill Baxter wrote:
> Heinz wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just wan't to know the differences between 'alias' and 'typedef' as 
>> both do
>> the same thing.
> 
> I think the spec is pretty clear:
> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/declaration.html#typedef
> 
> Have you read that yet?

And read the next few sections too.
For example, nobody has yet mentioned that alias is useful for more than 
just types.