I wonder if you could use a named public import to create something like a
namespace.
On 30 Oct 2012 00:25, "Rob T" <r...@ucora.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, 9 October 2012 at 21:31:48 UTC, bearophile wrote:
>
>> "use" statements are converted to one or more alias' and namespaces to
>>> (mixin) templates.
>>>
>>
>> But what are they useful for?
>>
>
> Namespaces can be useful for organizational reasons. For example they can
> be used for grouping a collection of items under one roof. However you can
> already accomplish this and more using struct along with static members.
>
> struct io
> {
> static
> {
> void print() { writeln("foo"); }
> }
> }
>
> io.print();
>
> Plus struct's come with additional abilities that can turn a simple
> namespace into a much more capable one, for example by adding in ctors and
> dtors.
>
> --rt
>
>
