Type inference and overloaded functions

[Ali Çehreli]

On 12/11/2013 05:09 PM, bearophile wrote:

 > Ali Çehreli:
 >
 >> >      int[] arr2 = [7, 8, 9]s;
 >> >      assert(is(typeof(arr2) == int[3]));
 >>
 >> That looks very confusing. The left-hand side looks like a slice,
 >> which I can append elements to but its type is a static array?
 >
 > No, the type of the literal is of a fixed-side array, but it gets
 > assigned to a dynamic array, so it's a slice.

No problem there.

 > I am not sure but I Think
 > arr2 data is allocated on the stack.

Although important, I wasn't considering that point at all.

 > It looks a little confusing, but I
 > think it contains a rule we can learn.

But look at the assertion: the type of the *slice* arr2 is int[3]. :)

 >
 > Bye,
 > bearophile
 >

Ali