Making TypeInfo.next() return a const(TypeInfo) was a bad idea

[Alex Rønne Petersen]

On 14-10-2012 12:19, Benjamin Thaut wrote:
> Because you are now no longer able to do stuff like this:
>
> void log(...)
> {
>    auto t = _arguments[0];
>    while(some condition)
>    {
>      t = t.next();
>    }
> }
>
> To be actually able to use TypeInfo.next you will now need the ConstRef
> (hack) from phobos. Afaik there is no such thing in druntime which makes
> working with TypeInfo.next within druntime a real pita.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Kind Regards
> Benjamin Thaut

None, to be honest. I can only recommend going with a cast hack or 
something similar for now.

But this is a problem we *must* solve. It is something I also ran into 
often while hacking on druntime.

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Alex Rønne Petersen
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