Compile time function execution...

[Walter Bright]

Bill Baxter wrote:
> I'd like to write this:
> 
> char[] NReps(char[] x, int n)
> {
>     char[] ret = "";
>     for(int i=0; i<n; i++) { ret ~= x; }
>     return ret;
> }
> 
> But that doesn't work.

It does when I try it:
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import std.stdio;

char[] NReps(char[] x, int n)
{
     char[] ret = "";
     for(int i=0; i<n; i++) { ret ~= x; }
     return ret;
}

void main()
{
    static x = NReps("3", 6);
    writefln(x);
}
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prints:

333333