how to have alias this with an unaccessible member?

[timotheecour]

On Sunday, 19 May 2013 at 14:33:32 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote:
> On 05/19/2013 05:34 AM, Simen Kjaeraas wrote:
>
>> Well, there is also opDot:
> What is the state of opDot? According to the change log, it has 
> been introduced as a part of "Version D 2.013 Apr 22, 2008" 
> with the note "Added opDot, which is experimental only."
>
> I will keep assuming that opDot does not exist. :) (However, it 
> is being used by Unique an Ref in std.typecons.)
>
> Ali

is there anything you can do with opDot that you can't with alias 
this?

(aside from the ability to hide the member as being private, as 
raised in the OP; its a bit broken as mentioned 1 post above)

if not, it should deprecate.