Flag proposal

[Mike Parker]

On 6/11/2011 8:16 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 6/10/11 6:03 PM, Dmitry Olshansky wrote:
>> On 11.06.2011 0:58, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>>> On 6/10/11 3:30 PM, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>>>> I really see Flag more as a way to try to rationalize avoiding adding
>>>> named
>>>> parameters to the language.
>>>
>>> There are fights that I believe are important and others that I think
>>> are less so. I find name parameters nice to have but more in the
>>> second category. There's just so much stuff that's more important.
>>>
>>>> And yes, the legibility of "foo(Flag!"param".yes,
>>>> Flag!"otherParam".no);",
>>>
>>> Fair point. I figured this should be easier:
>>>
>>> foo(yes!"param", no!"otherParam");
>>
>> I think this looks not half bad and does not require change in the
>> language.
>> Still yes.param and no.param might be easier on the eyes, though IMO it
>> should look more like just param and no.param.
>> e.g.
>> StopWatch(autoStart);
>> StopWatch(no!autoStart); // or no.autoStart
>
> Ask, and ye shall receive.
>
> https://github.com/andralex/phobos/commit/801ccc96ce56827cd0d0b608895269bdccba4330
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> Andrei
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I was going to add my voice against this proposal until I saw this. Nice 
one!