small template and mixin frustration...

[WhatMeWorry via Digitalmars-d-learn]

The solution was so trivial that I'm sorry I even posted. Here's 
what worked for me:

void myDebug(alias symbol)()
{
     string equalSign = " = ";
     writeln(symbol.stringof ~ equalSign, symbol);
}

The calls:

myDebug!i();
myDebug!staticVerts;
myDebug!boat;
myDebug!str;

Produced:

i = 7
staticVerts = [0, 1, -1, -1, 1, -1]
boat = 3.333
str = Hey, this works


Thanks again to Ali's wonderful book. Or more specifically, 
section 78.3.4 alias template parameters, p. 517.


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