Pointer to template types?

[Chris via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Monday, 28 April 2014 at 10:32:18 UTC, bearophile wrote:
> Chris:
>
>> I need an array that contains pointers to types created via 
>> template. To stick to my usual example:
>>
>> Person!(string)
>>
>> How can I make an array with pointers to concrete "instances" 
>> of Person!(string)?
>
> Every template creates a new type, so you can't put them as 
> they are in an array. There are various solutions, none nice. 
> You can try with a wrapper that performs type erasure, or 
> simpler you can make all the same type giving them the string 
> at run-time. Another solution is use OOP, something like 
> (untested and I am not sure):
>
> abstract class APerson {}
> class Person(string name) : APerson {}
>
> Bye,
> bearophile

So there is no way of filling an array with something like

Person!(string) *pptr;

foreach(person; people) {
   buf ~= &person;
}