> On May 10, 2016, at 7:50 AM, Erica Sadun via swift-evolution
> <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote:
>
> As a compile-time substitution, it could be used in any and all of the
> examples in your bullet list as a literal text replacement..
>
> Quick rundown:
>
> struct A {
> ...#Self... // #Self is substituted by A
> }
>
> class B {
> ...#Self... // Self is substituted by B
> }
>
> class C {
> ... #Self... // Self is substituted by C, which is the defining type at
> compile time
> }
I think it would be surprising if #Self produced the name of the enclosing
static type: Self produces the dynamic type, and we’d want to preserve
consistency if it were named #Self.
-Chris
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