Comparison chart of D and C++ templates

[Kirk McDonald]

janderson wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
> 
>> janderson wrote:
>>
>>> Walter Bright wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/template-comparison.html
>>>>
>>>> Comments?
>>>
>>>
>>> What about automatic induction?  You probably want to link to a 
>>> reason why D doesn't have it (since it will probably be questioned 
>>> again and again).  You could also mention how aliasing can go some 
>>> way to solving this difference.
>>
>>
>> What is automatic induction?
> 
> 
> 
> Sorry, I mean like:
> 
> template <class C>
> void Get(C& c) {}
> 
> ...
> int X = 0;
> Get(X);
> 
> float Y = 0;
> Get(Y);
> 
> No need to specify the types.
> 

That is implicit function template instantiation, and D *does* have it.

void Get(C)(C c) {}

int X = 0;
Get(X);

float Y = 0;
Get(Y);

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Kirk McDonald
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