On 03.12.2011 20:14, Dejan Lekic wrote:
I recently stumbled on this thread: http://stackoverflow.com/
questions/5666321/what-is-assignment-via-curly-braces-called-and-can-it-
be-controlled
The important part is this:
-------- 8< --------- begin ---------
The Standard says in section §8.5.1/1,
An aggregate is an array or a class (clause 9) with no user-declared
constructors (12.1), no private or protected non-static data members
(clause 11), no base classes (clause 10), and no virtual functions (10.3).
And then it says in §8.5.1/2 that,
When an aggregate is initialized the initializer can contain an
initializer-clause consisting of a brace-enclosed, comma-separated list
of initializer-clauses for the members of the aggregate, written in
increasing subscript or member order. If the aggregate contains
subaggregates, this rule applies recursively to the members of the
subaggregate.
-------->8 --------- end ---------
Do D2 aggregates behave the same, or are there notable differences?
Yes, struct static initializers are the same in D as in C++.
Differences are:
* D also has struct literals, which can be used in contexts other than
initialization;
* There are no static initializers for classes. (D's classes are never
'aggregates' in the C++ sense);
* Static initializers for unions are currently very buggy in DMD.