post/pre-increment/decrement and property

[Robert Clipsham]

On 07/02/2012 23:04, Timon Gehr wrote:
>> Try this:
>> ----
>> int _foo;
>> @property ref foo() {
>> return _foo;
>> }
>> @property ref foo(int foo) {
>> return _foo = foo;
>> }
>> void main() {
>> ++foo;
>> }
>> ----
>>
>> Using 'ref' instead of auto returns a reference to _foo, allowing it to
>> be modified.
>>
>
> Yes, but then he cannot verify the new value.

So what's actually being asked is can the following happen then?

++foo;

becomes:

foo(foo + 1);

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Robert
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