The Anh Tran wrote:
Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
    auto op(++)(); // bar++
    auto op(++)(int); // ++bar

Hey, wasn't the implementation of the postincrement operator through an overload a rather untasty hack?

Aside for a minor change in notation, there's no improvement. We're looking for much more broad improvements, such as offering the ability to overload several operators with only one function.

Andrei

How about this:

Unary op: ++f, ~f, ~f, +f, -f, *f
auto operator(++, --, ~, !, +, -, *)()
{
    // posfix is provided by compiler
    // and is only used for: foo++ foo--
    static if (posfix)
        return op(this.value);
    else ...
}

Binary op: equality comparison f1 <= f2
bool operator(<, >, <=, >=, ==, !=)(Foo foo)
{
    return op(this.value, foo.value);
}

For un-order object, he/she just list 'correct' operator(s) in op() list. Ex: bool operator(!=, ==)(Foo foo) {}

Why invent new syntax when compile-time strings are already there?

auto operator(string op)() if (op == "++" || op == "--")
{
    return mixin(op ~ "this.value");
}

etc. That, of course, is orthogonal to the semantic equivalences suggested by Don and does not solve fusion.

Andrei

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