@property usage

[ketmar via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 15:23:10 -0800
Jonathan M Davis via Digitalmars-d-learn
<digitalmars-d-learn at puremagic.com> wrote:

> On Thursday, December 04, 2014 10:21:10 uri via Digitalmars-d-learn wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Do you guys use @property much, or is it largely ignored/avoided?
> 
> @property is used rather freuently - e.g. some of the functions in the range
> API are required to be properties. Typically, @property is used when you'd
> use a getter or setter in another language (or when you need to emulate a
> variable). Using get* or set* would generally not be considered idiomatic D
> and is not typically done. @property functions are used instead.
> 
> Now, because the parens are optional on functions with no arguments, there
> are plenty of cases where functions are called without parens when they're
> not properties, but property functions are quite common.
we all waiting for property enforcement fixes (which i already
integrated, heh), so delegate properties can be used as propeties,
omiting the annoying '()'.

as this can break some invalid code (the code where people using
properties as functions) i assume that we'll live with half-backed
properties forever.
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