Any way to automatically convert structs on return?
Emma
VuLXn6DBW at PPtUm7TvV6nsw.com
Thu Aug 1 07:25:53 UTC 2024
This code works:
```d
struct None {}
struct Option(T) {
bool hasSome;
T value;
this(None) {}
this(T v) {
hasSome = true;
value = v;
}
}
Option!int a = 123; // automatically constructs an Option!int
from a bare int
Option!int b = None(); // same as above but with None
```
but this doesn't:
```d
Option!int something() {
return None(); // Error: cannot implicitly convert expression
`None()` of type `None` to `Option!int`
}
```
This kind of prevents ergonomic code like the above. Instead you
have to use a function like `Option!T None(T)() => Option!T()`
and then you have to repeat yourself with `return None!int` and
etc... it's quite annoying :(
In C++ you may do this fairly easily, but of course there are
various pitfalls because it's C++. But at least you can opt out
with `explicit` most of the time.
Thanks in advance!
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