A thought for template alias parameters?

[Lutger]

On 02/06/2010 05:55 AM, Joel Anderson wrote:
> On 2/4/2010 4:41 PM, Trip Volpe wrote:
>> Joel Anderson Wrote:
>>>
>>> That's one of the reasons I've wished D had a nicer syntax for the
>>> string mixin format. This one kinda scares people away :p
>>
>>
>> What kind of syntax do you have in mind?
>>
>> Making mixins less obtrusive might ease aggravation when they're being
>> used as boilerplate, but making it harder to see when they're being
>> used might have downsides as well. :-P
>
> Not sure. I'm sure there's a syntax that could meet both goals.
> Something like.
>
> void expectsEquals(string data)()
> {
> mixin(data);
> }
>
> ...
>
> expectsEquals!("myFoo == 3")();
>
> or
>
> expectsEquals!("myFoo == 3");
>

This syntax should be possible, which also gives syntax highlighting:

expectEquals!q{ myFoo == 3 };

But there is the problem that expectEquals is defined in a module which 
doesn't have access to myFoo. I don't know how to solve that.