standard alias for a class name inside the class code?

[dan via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Sunday, 29 May 2016 at 00:28:13 UTC, Mithun Hunsur wrote:
> On Sunday, 29 May 2016 at 00:14:17 UTC, dan wrote:
>> Is there a standard alias for a class name inside class code?
>>
>> Something like 'this' referring to a class instance, but 
>> referring instead to the class itself?
>>
>> [...]
>
> typeof(this) gets you the type of the current class. :)

Great!!

Thanks Mithun!

That certainly works.

But i sure don't understand how.

Especially in a declaration like
     static typeof(this) make_instance( )
but also in the 'new typeof(this)'.  In both cases, 'this' 
doesn't even exist.

In fact, if you make a reference to this inside the static 
function make_instance(), you get an error:
'this' is only defined in non-static member functions, not 
make_instance

So the compiler itself states that 'this' is not defined.

But nevertheless, your method absolutely does work.

So i suppose i should not look a gift horse in the mouth, but i'm 
still puzzled.

Anyhow, thanks a million, because whether or not i understand 
your idiom, it is exactly what i need.

dan