properties - Why not the set/get syntax?

[Derek Parnell]

On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 11:31:13 +1000, Jarrett Billingsley  
<kb3ctd2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> "Cris" <central_p at hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e0lg9c$27q4$1 at digitaldaemon.com...
>> Why the properties in D do not use the set/get syntax? It looks more  
>> clear
>> and natural to me.
>
> I agree.  With an explicit property syntax, more information could be  
> given
> to the compiler as well, enabling things like
>
> obj.prop += 5;
>
> Which is currently not possible.
>

This is a compelling reason to have a specific syntax for properties.

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia