Visibility of variables in struct nested within a class

[Charles Hixson]

On 07/05/2013 11:25 AM, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 11:19:53AM -0700, Charles Hixson wrote:
>> I have a class that defines a variable (root).  Within it I have
>> nested a struct.  If I refer to that variable within the struct I
>> get the message:
>> cbt2.d(760): Error: this for root needs to be type BTree not type Path
>>
>> If I change the struct to a class, the error goes away, but I'd
>> prefer to use a struct.
>>
>> My computer is a 64bit Linux system with
>> DMD64 D Compiler v2.063
>>
>> The particular statement referenced is:
>>              if    (root is null)
>> though there are many others.
>>
>> Is this the way things are supposed to happen?  (Changing the struct
>> to a class is an OK patch, but I don't understand why it should
>> either work or be necessary.)
> [...]
>
> Could you post some sample code that shows the problem? It's a bit hard
> to tell what's happening without seeing the actual code.
>
>
> T
>


class    Outer
{    int    inn;

     struct    InnerS
     {    int    able;

         void    setable()
         {    able    =    inn;    }
     }    //    InnerS
}    //    Outer
void    main()
{

}

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Charles Hixson