Using enum constant from different modules

[Jacob Carlborg via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On 10/07/14 22:47, "Marc Schütz" <schuetzm at gmx.net>" wrote:

> No, this is equivalent to:
>
> void bar (string a)
> {
>      assert(a is "GET");
> }
>
> void asd()
> {
>      bar("GET");
> }
>
> Enums behave as if their values are copy-n-pasted everywhere they are
> used (you probably know that).

Yes, I was thinking that. Then I was thinking string literals are put 
directly in the executable and then I got confused about it behaving 
differently in out in a separate module.

> The compiler probably conflates the two identical strings when they're
> in the same module. This is safe for immutable data. I'm sure there's
> something in the spec about it...

Sounds reasonable.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg