mixin template FAIL

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2012-02-21 20:53, Ali Çehreli wrote:
> On 02/21/2012 10:47 AM, Zach the Mystic wrote:
>  > I decided to try using template mixin, but even the simplest program
>  > fails. What's wrong with this code? Error list follows.
>  > DMD64 D Compiler v2.057 OSX 10.6
>  >
>  > import std.stdio;
>  >
>  > mixin template helpMe()
>  > {
>  > writeln("Satisfying!");
>  > }
>  >
>  > void main()
>  > {
>  > mixin helpMe();
>  > }
>  >
>  > test.d(5): unexpected ( in declarator
>  > test.d(5): basic type expected, not "Satisfying!"
>  > test.d(5): found '"Satisfying!"' when expecting ')'
>  > test.d(5): no identifier for declarator writeln(int)
>  > test.d(5): semicolon expected following function declaration
>  > test.d(5): Declaration expected, not ')'
>  > test.d(10): ';' expected after mixin
>  > test.d(10): found ')' instead of statement
>  >
>
> According to the docs, template mixins can have only declarations but
> helpMe above has a statement.
>
> http://dlang.org/template-mixin.html
>
> Ali
>

And the correct syntax for mixing in the template would be:

mixin helpMe!();

Or

mixin helpMe; // works if the template doesn't take any arguments

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg