https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18601
Issue ID: 18601 Summary: alias m = __traits(getMember, ...) doesn't work Product: D Version: D2 Hardware: All OS: All Status: NEW Severity: enhancement Priority: P1 Component: dmd Assignee: nob...@puremagic.com Reporter: turkey...@gmail.com It's annoying that this doesn't work: ``` struct S { int x; } void f() { S s; alias m = __traits(getMember, s, "x"); } ``` > Error: basic type expected, not `__traits` > Error: semicolon expected to close `alias` declaration I'm pretty sure this could be trivially supported...? I feel like that __traits statement should be semantically identical to: alias m = s.x; The __traits(getMember) docs make you feel like that's true... --