static import (v2.071.0)

[Vladimir Panteleev via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Wednesday, 11 May 2016 at 14:24:03 UTC, Chris wrote:
> I was wondering if
>
> `static import std.file;`
>
> `if (exists(file))`
>
> will only import `std.file.exists` or the whole lot of 
> `std.file`? I want to find out what the best strategy for 
> imports is now.

Modules are always imported wholesale as far as code generation / 
linking is concerned.

Your example is not correct though, perhaps you meant something 
else. With a static import, you still need to fully-qualify the 
imported symbol.