Fail.
Ok, i tried something like this:
[code]
import std.stdio;
mixin template TConvertTo(T : Object, U) {
T!(U) ConvertTo() inout {
return cast(T!U) this;
}
alias ConvertTo this;
}
class Foo(T) {
public:
T Num;
mixin TConvertTo!(typeof(this), float);
}
[/code]
but it fails with:
template_alias_this_cast.d(4): Error: template instance T!(float)
T is not a template declaration, it is a class
template_alias_this_cast.d(4): Error: T!(float) is used as a type
template_alias_this_cast.d(15): Error: mixin
template_alias_this_cast.Foo!(float).Foo.TConvertTo!(Foo,float)
error instantiating
template_alias_this_cast.d(19): Error: template instance
template_alias_this_cast.Foo!(float) error instantiating
If i change it to:
[code]
import std.stdio;
mixin template TConvertTo(V) {
Foo!(V) ConvertTo() inout {
return cast(Foo!V) this;
}
alias ConvertTo this;
}
class Foo(T) {
public:
T Num;
mixin TConvertTo!(float);
}
[/code]
it works. But i think my first idea should work, too.