typeof.stringof wrong type

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On 08/17/2016 02:08 PM, Eugene Wissner wrote:
> I have a problem, that .stringof doesn't return what I'm expecting.
> Consider the following:
>
> template A(string T)
> {
>     enum A : bool
>     {
>         yes = true,
>     }
> }
>
> void main()
> {
>     A!"asdf" a1;
>     typeof(a1) a2;
>     mixin(typeof(a1).stringof ~ " a3;");
> }
>
> I get an error: some.d-mixin-13|13 error| Error: template some.A(string
> T) is used as a type
>
> Why the second line in main() works but the third one not?
> typeof(a1).stringof seems to ignore the string template parameter T.
> pragma(msg, typeof(a1).stringof) would  return just "A".
>
> Is it a bug?

Not exactly a bug. .stringof gives you a simple, readable name. It's not 
meant to be used in code generation. You can use 
std.traits.fullyQualifiedName instead:

     import std.traits: fullyQualifiedName;
     mixin(fullyQualifiedName!(typeof(a1)) ~ " a3;");