assoc array initialization like in php

[Anders F Björklund]

nick wrote:

>>For now, you need to use explicit initializers instead:
>>  int test[char[]];
>>  test["test"] = 1;
>>  test["bla"] = 2;
>>  test["blub"] = 3;
> 
> You know, this syntax looks almost as good as the proposed ones. Perhaps
> no change in necessary.

Just like in Java, it gets a little uglier when it's a "global":

int test[char[]];

static this()
{
   test["test"] = 1;
   test["bla"] = 2;
   test["blub"] = 3;
}

But having array/map literals, doesn't change this "old" syntax ?

--anders