create fixed length string of characters

[Bruce]

On Friday, 16 August 2024 at 11:37:08 UTC, Nick Treleaven wrote:

> ```d
> // use a fixed array:
> immutable char[60] a = '-';
> string s = a.dup; // copy to heap, assuming you need the data 
> to escape (use a[] otherwise)
> s.writeln();
>

This seems to work without having to make a string dup.  I just 
wanted to
write a separator line in my output.  Is there anything wrong 
with using
the char[60] directly?


         import std.stdio;

         immutable char[60] a = '-';

         void main() {
           a.writeln();
         }