Phobos: __FILE__ as template default parameter

[Simen Kjaeraas via Digitalmars-d]

On Monday, 20 June 2016 at 14:28:06 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>
> Would it be a bad idea to allow this in the compiler:
>
> void foo(Args...)(Args args, string file = __FILE__, size_t 
> line = __LINE__);
>
> It wouldn't be possible to pass "file" or "line" when calling 
> "foo". But it's useful for the special default values, __FILE__ 
> and __LINE__.

I very much agree with this idea. Like with the current system of 
forwarding to a function with explicit file and line run-time 
arguments, a function can be made accessible that has them as 
explicit parameters for those cases when you want to pretend to 
be somewhere you're not. :p

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   Simen