Add support implicit conversion between types

[Simen Kjaeraas]

On 2013-09-07, 15:19, ilya-stromberg wrote:

> On Saturday, 7 September 2013 at 13:02:39 UTC, Simen Kjaeraas wrote:
>> It's a bit weird in D though, as operators are instance methods, and
>> opImplicitRightCast (or opImplicitCastFrom, which is the name used in
>> discussions before, see WalterAndrei.pdf from back when dinosaurs  
>> roamed the
>> earth) should definitely not be an instance method but a static one.
>>
>> That said, I belive opImplicitCastFrom is The Right Solution™. It's  
>> explicit,
>> it's a bit ugly, but not so much it hurts.
>
> Yes, "opImplicitCastFrom" looks better. I didn't know about  
> "WalterAndrei.pdf" file. Can you give me a link to the file? It's  
> intresting to read.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/dconf2007/WalterAndrei.pdf

It's from the D conference back in 2007, as the URL indicates.

opImplicitCastFrom is mentioned on page 22. It's kinda interesting
to see what was happening back then and how things have progressed.


-- 
   Simen