"Andrei Alexandrescu" wrote > Steven Schveighoffer wrote: >> Would it make sense to have shortcuts to Rebindable that automatically >> apply const or invariant? something like: >> >> template tconst(T) >> { >> alias Rebindable!(const(T)) tconst; >> } >> >> Using whatever you think is best for a symbol name. Just something a >> little shorter. > > Better yet (or in addition to), we could make it a function so argument > deduction takes care of everything. > > Rebindable!(const T) tailconst(const T r); > Rebindable!(immutable T) tailimmutable(const T r); > > auto w = new Widget; > auto w1 = tailconst(w); > w1 = tailconst(new Widget);
These could be useful. Also, another reason for having a rebindable type is that you don't have to initialize it upon declaration, so having a shorter type for declaration would still be beneficial. -Steve