[Semi-OT] to!string(enumType)

[Dominikus Dittes Scherkl via Digitalmars-d]

On Friday, 19 May 2017 at 00:14:05 UTC, Stefan Koch wrote:

> string enumToString(E)(E v)
> {
>     static assert(is(E == enum),
>         "emumToString is only meant for enums");

Why that assert? We can check it at compiletime. Doesn't this cry 
for a constraint? I would use asserts only ever for stuff that's 
only known at runtime.

string enumToString(E)(E v) if(is(E == enum))
{
    ...
}