Feature request: with for enums

[Ary Borenszweig]

Janice Caron wrote:
> I would like to be able to do
> 
>     enum MyEnum
>     {
>         first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh eighth
>     }
> 
>     MyEnum[100] table =
>     [
>         MyEnum.first,
>         MyEnum.second,
>         MyEnum.eighth,
>         MyEnum.first,
>         ...
>     ];
> 
> without all that ridiculous qualifying. Maybe it's possible to do that
> already, but if so, I haven't found anything which compiles. I would
> have expected the following to work, but it doesn't:
> 
>     with(MyEnum) MyEnum[100] table =
>     [
>         first,
>         second,
>         eighth,
>         first,
>         ...
>     ];
> 
> Apparently, "with" only works with structs and classes - not enums.
> I'm wondering if this can be extended and made to work also with
> enums?
> 
> (...or if there's something I've missed, someone please tell me).

I think using enums without fully qualifying them is a planned feature 
for D2. At least it says that in the first slides: 
http://d.puremagic.com/conference2007/speakers.html (see Enum Member 
Lookup Rules)

So maybe with won't be necessary for enums.