Question about template instantiation scope

Edward Diener eddielee_no_spam_here at tropicsoft.com
Sat Mar 22 20:01:33 PDT 2008


BCS wrote:
> Reply to Edward,
> 
>> From this I assume that a template which refers to some type or
>> object which is not in the module of the template declaration must
>> import the module where the type or object is defined in order to be
>> instantiated at all.
>>
>> Is this correct ?
>>
> 
> Yes.
> 
> The use of template mixin allows the reverse behavior. But that's for later
> 
> 

Thanks ! As you say, I will look at mixins once I understand D templates 
thoroughly, but not beforehand.



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