aliased functions

[Carlos Santander]

Dan escribió:
> Hi guys,
> 
> I was just going through my huge methods file, and I thought to myself that it might be beneficial if we somehow allowed ourselves to use:
> 
> alias int function(int x, uint y) myFunctionStandard;
> 
> myFunctionStandard myFunctionName {
>  functionContents...
> }
> 
> Reasons?  Keeping it all in one place could reduce errors, make it more readable, and less verbose.  I have a file with over 180 methods that all have identical parameters so they can be called through a common mechanism.
> 
> Alternatively, anyone have a template for this already?

Something like this?

alias int function (int x, uint y) myFunctionStandard;

int foo (int a, uint b)
{
	return 0;
}

myFunctionStandard myFunctionName ()
{
	return &foo;
}

It's legal D, btw.

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Carlos Santander Bernal