On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 14:48, Steven Schveighoffer <schvei...@yahoo.com>wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:35:18 -0400, Richard Webb <we...@beardmouse.org.uk> > wrote: > > I haven't worked out whats causing the problem yet, though looking at > the Phobos > >> code i'm not sure what the >> >> is(char[1 + Range.empty])) >> > > Not sure either, but empty called on a string should be evaluatable at > compile time. You should file a bug with a minimal example. > Isn't that the trick used to test for infinite ranges? Infinite ranges are defined to have an 'enum bool empty = false' member. So, for an infinite range, 1+Range.empty is a compile-time expression that can be used as dimension for a static array. Else, .empty is a function and I suppose the is() returns false. Or something like that, anyway. Philippe
