Bizarre way to 'new' arrays

[BCS]

Tom S wrote:
> Sean Kelly wrote:
> 
>> Sadly, this isn't legal:
>>
>>     int* i = new int(5);
>>
>> To allocate and initialize an integer.  AFAIK there's no way around 
>> having the assignment as a separate statement following the allocation.
> 
> 
> int* i = (new int)[0..1] = 5;
> 
>

import std.stdio;

void main()
{		// works for more than one value
	const static int[] store = [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9];

		// get a value
	int* i = store[5..6].dup.ptr;
	writef(*i,\n);

		// change it
	*i = 4;
	writef(*i,\n);

		// original is unchanged
	i = store[5..6].dup.ptr;
	writef(*i,\n);
}