std.boxer and arrays

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> *Question 1*
> Converting variadic arguments to function:
> 
> Below was possible to achieve with Box.
> 
> # void func(...) {
> #   Box[] barr = boxArray(_arguments, _argptr);
> # }
> 
> As I see there is not such a possibility in new Variant. Or is it 
> possible somehow? It's not question about making array of different 
> values, but about converting variadic arguments to function into array 
> of variants, what was possible with Box. Currently it seems that this 
> (sometimes useful) functionality is missing from Variant.
> 
> *Question 2*
> Possibility to assign variant type into variant.
> Once again example:
> 
> # Variant a, b;
> # a = 5;
> # b = a;
> # writefln(b.type);
> 
> the result is 'int', although I would like to get 'Variant'. Is it 
> possible to achieve such a behavior, that I put Variant type into other 
> Variant type? (So Variant will be 'boxed' in variant) With Box it was 
> possible...
> 
> (I thought that using explicitly opAssign on b will allow this, but it 
> seems that it behaves exactly same way as normal assignment; it is very 
> good IMHO, as it is at least consistent).
> 
> BR
> Marcin

Brad, any chance to get some feedback?

BR
Marcin Kuszczak
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