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[Trevor Parscal]

In article <dtsl1i$1n4e$1 at digitaldaemon.com>, Trevor Parscal says...
>
>I just wrote a new templated shortcut module for Fusion - and I thought I would
>suggest inclusion in phobos - since it's so darn handy. Some might think this
>isn't their style - but it can be useful in making things look nice and clear
>IMHO.
>
>The idea is that you can have "multi" argument properties like...
>
>/////////////////////////////////
>class FOO
>{
>int[] Range(int[] _values)
>in
>{
>asert(_values.length >= 2);
>}
>body
>{
>this.start = _values[0];
>this.end = _values[1];
>return _values;
>}
>}
>/////////////////////////////////
>
>and than you can use the property like...
>
>/////////////////////////////////
>
>foo.Range = pair(1, 10);
>
>/////////////////////////////////
>
>There are 3 shortcuts. all deal with values of a single type.
>
>pair has 2 arguments, and always returns a dynamic array with 2 elements.
>trio has 3 arguments, and always returns a dynamic array with 3 elements.
>list is variadic, and always returns a dynamic array with at least 1 element.
>
>The code can be seen on the dsource svn...
>
>http://svn.dsource.org/projects/terra/trunk/Fusion/Source/Fusion/Composite.d
>
>The source is free as in beer - just let your buddies know who gave you the
>beer!
>
>Thanks,
>Trevor Parscal

OR perphaps not - I was messing with it allot more, using different types, and
allot of casting is needed to support all types.. so - I guess this will never
really work on a generic level.

Sorry for posting before testing extensively... I get excited sometimes.. :)

Thanks,
Trevor Parscal