On Tuesday, 21 August 2018 at 18:44:15 UTC, Jim Balter wrote:
Python is not statically typed; D is. Why are you talking about
Python? You asked whether D's auto is like C#'s var ... it is,
but it doesn't have C#'s pointless restriction of not being
allowed for non-local declarations.
I think
On Monday, 20 August 2018 at 17:55:11 UTC, JN wrote:
class Foo
{
auto bar;
}
because now the compiler doesn't know what type 'bar' is
supposed to be.
Just to clarify, even if I set bar in the constructor, I can't
declare it with auto first, correct? I would have to declare a
specific ty
On Tuesday, 21 August 2018 at 16:15:32 UTC, XavierAP wrote:
Only if someone
likes "Type x = new Type()" instead of "auto x = new Type()" I
would say they're clearly wrong.
As you stated it's up to the programmer to decided. I'm in favor
of Type x = new Type() because when it comes to construc
Great!
So I can't declare class level variables with auto, correct? only
local method variables?
I'm new to D programming, but have I have a background with
Python.
I'm struggling to understand what the auto keyword is for and
it's appropriate uses. From research, it seems to share the same
capabilities as the var keyword in C#. From the C# documentation,
it states:
https://docs.micros
In the D Style Guide, it says:
Properties
https://dlang.org/dstyle.html#properties
Functions should be property functions whenever appropriate. In
particular, getters and setters should generally be avoided in
favor of property functions. And in general, whereas functions
should be verbs, pro
On Sunday, 19 August 2018 at 15:53:25 UTC, Chris M. wrote:
On Sunday, 19 August 2018 at 15:49:18 UTC, Chris M. wrote:
On Sunday, 19 August 2018 at 15:44:07 UTC, QueenSvetlana wrote:
[...]
auto appendNumber = appender(arrayofNumbers);
This returns a separate object. You probably meant to put
When using the .length property of a dynamic array why does it
return the incorrect number of elements after I use the appender?
import std.stdio;
import std.array : appender;
void main()
{
//declaring a dynamic array
int [] arrayofNumbers;
//append an element using the ~= syntax
