Method for initialising an array of structs

[Chris Nicholson-Sauls]

Chris Williams wrote:
> D allows you to do something like:
> 
> uint[3] temp;
> temp[] = 42;
> 
> Thus allowing you to set the initial state without having to write a loop.
> Going from this, it seems like you should be able to do something like:
> 
> struct Test {
>   uint a;
> }
> Test[3] temp;
> temp[].a = 42;
> 
> Or:
> 
> temp[] = {
>  a : 42
> }
> 
> But neither of these seem to work. Is there a method for doing this?
> 
> If not then I guess I would like to offer this as an addition to the language
> following from the existing syntax. It seems like you should be able to do it,
> given the way an array of a basic type can be handled.
> 
> Thank you,
> Chris

This might make potential sense as a new addition to ArrayOps, one of the features 
deferred to "2.0".  It means being able to do things like (array1[] += array2[]) so its in 
roughly the same ballpark.  I know I wouldn't mind having it.  (It'd make things like 
delegate arrays rather nifty as well... (array[](foo, bar);).)

-- Chris Nicholson-Sauls