[dox] enum specs vs reality

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2013-08-28 17:34, captaindet wrote:

>> The last one will fail since "typeof" expects an expression and not a
>> type.
>
> a) so are you saying
>
> enum WhatAmI;
>
> is legal? (just asking because i don't know)

Yes, it's sometimes usable to be able to declare dummy types like this. 
Especially now when we have UAD's (User Defined Attribute):

enum foo;

@foo bar ();

> b) what typeof expects/tolerates seems to be a bit of a minefield by
> itself.
>
> enum test = true;
> writeln( typeof(test).stringof );    //prints: bool
>
> enum wtf;
> writeln( typeof(wtf).stringof );    //Error: argument wtf to typeof is
> not an expression

That seems strange. Perhaps worth a bugzilla report:

http://d.puremagic.com/issues/

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg