_based pointers in D?

[bearophile]

Robert:
> Hi, is there a similar construct like a _based pointer in D?

This is a cute feature, more docs here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/57a97k4e.aspx

D doesn't have this feature, but you can try to implement it using a struct that defines opUnary!("*") and more. If your implementation comes out nicely and you are willing to share your code, then maybe Andrei can add it to Phobos2.

Bye,
bearophile