Function-local imports

[Jesse Phillips]

retard Wrote:

> > 
> > Can't you just use 'with'?
> > 
> > static import std.math;
> > 
> > // Code...
> > 
> > int foo(int x) {
> >     with(std.math) {
> >        return cast(int)(sqrt(cast(real)x) * 2);
> >     }
> > }
> > 
> > Or was there another issue trying to be solved?
> 
> The other thing is to disable the visibility of the symbol outside the 
> with scope. There are languages that have succesfully unified these two 
> constructs. D isn't one of them.

I guess I don't understand why that is of value.