slice based on base and width

[Walter Bright]

On 9/8/2013 6:03 AM, "Øivind" wrote:
>> That throws safety out the window for one. If you want safety and
>> no new language features, this should work:
>>
>>   a[base..$][0..width]
>
> Thanks
>
> Still a little verbose, but at least you don't have to type the same things twice.
>
> I guess the double slice will be optimized into a single one at least for
> release mode, so there should be no performance degredation?


Try it and see. If it isn't, feel free to file an enhancement request for the 
optimizer!