Ref local variables?

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:12:36 -0500, Marco Leise <Marco.Leise at gmx.de> wrote:

> Am 11.01.2012, 14:27 Uhr, schrieb Steven Schveighoffer  
> <schveiguy at yahoo.com>:
>
>> On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:06:21 -0500, Ben Davis <entheh at cantab.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Please excuse the cross-post with D.learn. People have been helpful  
>>> there with workarounds, but I'm bringing it here in the hope that we  
>>> can discuss a language enhancement.
>>>
>>> So - could support for 'ref' local variables be added, or is there a  
>>> reason not to?
>>
>> This has been requested in the past.  In order to convince Walter, it  
>> is helpful to examine past failed arguments.  Try a search on the  
>> newsgroups archive.
>>
>> You also have to show why it's better to do it via the language than  
>> via the library.  I think Simen's solution in the D.learn thread is  
>> pretty compelling.
>>
>> -Steve
>
> Sorry, but it sounds plain masochistic to import a module and then  
> instantiate a template every time you want quick access to variable in  
> non-trivially indexed array.

I disagree, this doesn't look that bad:

auto tile = refOf(map[y*w+x]);

If you're saying that importing a module to do this is too much, I think  
you will have an uphill battle convincing Andrei/Walter.

-Steve