Static function template

[Daniel Kozák via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Thu, 07 May 2015 10:19:42 +0000
Lemonfiend via Digitalmars-d-learn <digitalmars-d-learn at puremagic.com>
wrote:

> Is it not possible to have a static function template with the 
> same name as the non-static version?
> 
> struct S
> {
>      int i;
> 
>      auto foo(T)(int j) {
>          i=j;
>      }
> 
>      static auto foo(T)(int j) {
>          S s;
>          s.foo!T(j);
>          return s;
>      }
> }
> 
> void main()
> {
>      auto s = S.foo!bool(1);
> }
> 
> Error: need 'this' for 'foo' of type '(int j)'

Btw. you can use s.foo even for static:

struct S
{
    int i;

    static auto foo(T)(int j) {
        S s;
        s.i = j;
        return s;
    }
}
 
void main()
{
    auto s = S();
    s = s.foo!bool(1);
    writeln(s);
}