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[Simen kjaeraas]

On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:44:38 +0200, dsimcha <dsimcha at yahoo.com> wrote:

> == Quote from Tomek Sowiński (just at ask.me)'s article
>> > pragma(msg, typeof(bar.val(someValue)));  // Bar, not Foo.
>> This looks like a job for the template this parameter:
>>      T val(this T)(int newVal) {
>>          _val =3D newVal;
>>          return cast(T) this;
>>      }
>> Funny enough, if you put Bar into Foo (Foo bar =3D new Bar; ) it  
>> doesn't=
>>   =
>> work no more.
>> Tomek
>
> NO #$(&$# WAY!!!!!  I (ab)use D metaprogramming constantly and was  
> completely
> unaware of template this parameters.  This is **exactly** what I needed  
> and I
> can't believe it's in the language already.

What, this is seriously already here? Why the fuck was I not informed?
Seriously, this is one under-advertised feature.

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Simen