Discussion Thread: DIP 1044--Enum Type Inference--Community Review Round 1

[ryuukk_]

On Sunday, 20 November 2022 at 18:03:04 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 20, 2022 at 03:31:44AM +0000, ryuukk_ via 
> Digitalmars-d wrote: [...]
>> ```D
>> MySuperDuperLongEnum stuff = MySuperDuperLongEnum.VALUE_A;
>> ```
>
> Why not just write:
>
> 	auto stuff = MySuperDuperLongEnum.VALUE_A;
>
> ?  No repetition necessary.

```D
struct Data
{
     MySuperDuperLongEnum flags;
}

Data data = {
     flags: .VALUE_A | .VALUE_B
};

```



> [...]
>> why should i use an alias here?
>> ```D
>> ctx.network_state = State.NetworkState.CONNECTED;
>> 
>> // vs
>> 
>> ctx.network_state = .CONNECTED;
>> ```
>
> Walter's proposal of implicit `with` would solve this case.
>
>
> T

Implicit is indeed a good idea, Adam's idea is also interesting