Template functions, can we make it more simple?

[H. S. Teoh]

On Fri, Aug 02, 2013 at 04:29:39PM -0700, H. S. Teoh wrote:
[...]
> How would you translate this to the new syntax:
> 
> 	class A(T,U)
> 	{
> 		T fun1(U x) { ... }
> 		U fun2(T x) { ... }
> 		V fun3(V)(V x) { ... }
> 		auto fun4(T)(T x) { ... }
> 		auto fun5(V)(T x, V y) { ... }
> 		const(T) fun6(T x) { ... }
> 
> 		T p;
> 		T q;
> 		U r;
> 		U s;
> 	}
[...]

Since no good answer is forthcoming, I'm forced to conclude that the new
syntax is only marginally useful, and doesn't handle all the cases the
current syntax can. So I don't think this change is worth the effort.


T

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