Zero-length static array spec

[FG via Digitalmars-d]

On 2015-02-07 at 13:21, Iain Buclaw via Digitalmars-d wrote:
>>
>>      foo(&p.data)    // fine, ubyte*
>
> This is OK - gets passed as ubyte*
>
>>      bar(p.data[i])  // fine, ubyte (or memory violation)
>
> This is OK - gets passed as ubyte - though will throw arrayBounds
> error unless -noboundschecks.
>
>>      xxx(p.data)     // ERROR, makes no sense, shouldn't compile
>
> This is OK - gets passed as ubyte[] - the dynamic array will have a
> length of '0' and the ptr to &p.data.

Oh, I see. That is quite a nice solution. Better than compilation error.