How to init a static object ?

[Kirk McDonald]

TSalm wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I would do something like this below, but DMD return me the error :
>   testStaticInit.d(10): Error: non-constant expression new A
> on the line "public static A a=new A();"
> Is there a simple way to instanciate a static class ?
> 
> 
> 
> class A
> {
>  public this() {}
> }
> 
> class B
> {
>  public static A a = new A();
> 
>  public this() {}
> 
> }
> 
> void main()
> {
>  new B();
> }
> 
> 
> 
>  Thanks in advance,
>  TSalm
> 
> 

(One incidental note: Your use of 'public' is unnecessary, as everything 
is public by default in D.)

Use a static constructor:

class A {}

class B {
     static A a;
     static this() {
         a = new A;
     }
}

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