is expression

[Ellery Newcomer]

On 06/24/2010 10:02 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 06/24/2010 10:01 AM, Ellery Newcomer wrote:
>> Hey,
>>
>> in std.container, line 2623, I'm seeing
>>
>> static if (is(_store.insertBack(value)))
>>
>> The spec doesn't mention allowing expressions as far as I can remember,
>> so what's the deal? Yes, the argument is ambiguous with type at parse
>> time, but it has to get converted to an expression at some point. Is
>> allowing expressions in is expression a definite keeper?
>
> My mistake, a typeof should wrap the expression.
>
> Andrei

Ah, very good. Maybe the compiler should bug out on expressions?