Error with constraints on a templated fuction

[H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 05:10:18PM +0000, via Digitalmars-d-learn wrote:
> On Monday, 25 August 2014 at 17:05:48 UTC, H. S. Teoh via
> Digitalmars-d-learn wrote:
> >On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 03:48:10PM +0000, Jeremy DeHaan via
> >Digitalmars-d-learn wrote:
> >>I've done things like this before with traits and I figured that
> >>this way should work as well, but it gives me errors instead.
> >>Perhaps someone can point out my flaws.
> >>
> >>immutable(T)[] toString(T)(const(T)* str)
> >>	if(typeof(T) is dchar)//this is where the error is
> >
> >The correct syntax is:
> >
> >	if (is(typeof(T) == dchar))
> 
> Almost... T is already a type; typeof(T) doesn't compile.

Ah, right, it should be simply: if (is(T == dchar))

Should've read more carefully before replying. :-P


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