My thoughts & experiences with D so far, as a novice D coder

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:09:07 -0400, Nick Sabalausky  
<SeeWebsiteToContactMe at semitwist.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:07:27 -0400
> Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe at semitwist.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:08:19 -0400
>> >
>> > I just tested it, it works on enum *strings*, but not enum *values*
>> >
>> > For example:
>> >
>> > import std.conv;
>> >
>> > enum X {
>> >   i, j, k
>> > }
>> >
>> > void main()
>> > {
>> >     X x = to!X("i"); // works!
>> >     x = to!X(1); // fails!
>> > }
>> >
>>
>> Works for me on 2.063 Win. Keep in mind:
>>
>> assert(cast(int)X.i == 0);
>> assert(cast(int)X.j == 1);
>>
>
> I meant of course 2.062
>

Hah, I have not yet downloaded 2.062.  It did not work in 2.061, not sure  
if that was a bug or it's a new feature.

anyway, that is good to know!

-Steve