Static CT Factory

[Engine Machine via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Friday, 19 August 2016 at 01:25:10 UTC, Anonymouse wrote:
> On Friday, 19 August 2016 at 01:10:42 UTC, Engine Machine wrote:
>> I have a template that is suppose to create a type based on a 
>> template parameter
>>
>> static if (T == "int")
>> {
>>    auto x = New!int();
>> }
>> else static if (T == "double")
>> {
>>    auto x = New!double();
>> }
>>
>> x = 1.234;
>>
>>
>> This is just an example, I use custom types.
>>
>> The static if's prevent x's scope from being after them, even 
>> though it should work perfectly fine. I can't declare x before 
>> because I don't know the type.
>
> I'm not sure I understand. static if shouldn't introduce a new 
> scope that way.
>
> https://dpaste.dzfl.pl/7b63a6e52309
>
> Mind that x might be a pointer.

Ok, well, I guess the error comes from something else.