reasoning of evaluating code after return in current block (static if return)

[Adam D. Ruppe via Digitalmars-d]

On Sunday, 7 May 2017 at 22:34:14 UTC, bastien penavayre wrote:
> Why is the code following "return true" evaluated ?

It isn't evaluated, it is just compiled. The compile happens 
before it is run, so it doesn't really know if it is reachable 
yet.

> ClLinearExpression opBinary(string op) (double constant)
> {
> static if (op == "+")
>             return new ClLinearExpression(this, 1, constant);
>         else
>             static if (op == "-")
>                 return new ClLinearExpression(this, 1, 
> -constant);
>             else
>                 static if (op == "*")
>                     return new ClLinearExpression(this, 
> constant, 0);
>                 else
>                     static if (op == "/")
>                         return new ClLinearExpression(this, 1.0 
> / constant, 0);
>     }

I would just write it `else static if` all on one line and not 
indent further. Then it barely looks any different anyway.