compile-time function in a class?

[Charlie]

 >> You don't need to mark compile-time functions as static.  Functions 
are only evaluated at compile-time when they can't possibly be evaluated 
at run-time (such as in mixin declarations/statements/expressions or as 
initializers of static or global variables).  E.g.:

I love compile time functions, but saying 'are only evaluated when they 
cant be at run-time' leaves allot to be desired in terms of ease of use. 
  How do i know for sure its evaluated at run time ?  I could use a 
pragma , but it seems like we have to follow a very thin line to get 
there, it would be extremely nice  if we had someway of explicitly 
saying 'call this at compile time'. @exampleFunc(); maybe ?  That way 
instead of guessing we're doing it at compile-time, we could be certain, 
and also let the programmer know whats going on , instead of him having 
to trace the same thin line.

Charlie



Tyler Knott wrote:
> You don't need to mark compile-time functions as static. 


> 
> char[] example = exampleFunc(); //This is global, so exampleFunc is executed at compile-time
> 
> void func()
> {
>     char[] example = exampleFunc(); //Not global or static, so run-time
> }