static this

[Max Samuha]

On Fri, 06 Oct 2006 06:53:08 -0600, Hasan Aljudy
<hasan.aljudy at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>Max Samuha wrote:
>> Two questions to the community:
>> 
>> 1. The following is obviously a bug?
>> 
>> class Test
>> {
>> 	static
>> 	{
>> 		this(){}; // defined not as static constructor but as
>> instance constructor
>> 
>> 		... more static members here		
>> 	}
>> }
>
>As Chris already said, static is not really an attribute, it's just 
>"static this".
>
>> 
>> 2. Why module constructor must be attributed with static? All module
>> level methods are already static so the attribute seems to be
>> redundant. Make it optional?
>> 
>
>I guess the reason is to be consistent. "static this" refers to a static 
>constructor, i.e. a constructor that will be called at the beginning of 
>the program's start.
>Module constructors are static constructors, so "static this" is used.

Ok, that's clear. Anyway, the compiler should issue an error if 'this'
is used in static block. If not, it will be be confusing for newcomers
who will be unlucky enough to use it the way I did.